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Swafford!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-13_18:59:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "d6ca31b3400abb3d6bdf250d0fa473aa", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6183427": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Hi,<br>ridiculizing is not going to solve the problem.<br>BTW I never had the impression Orly Taitz is angry, she is energetic, yes, but not angry.<br>As a matter of fact, the simple truth that Mr. Obama (or Soetoro?) is using huge amounts of money to pay law firms just to avoid showing his long form birth certificate. That should make You wonder.<br>But You guys prefer to shoot the messenger.<br>Bought and paid for?<br>Good luck.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_14:08:09", "killed": false, "user_key": "58c8043ba9cf876b17328009945b51ca", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6170541": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh my God.  This comment thread.<br><br><br>Not a single one of you down there are American citizens.  Prove me wrong, henghh!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_00:57:27", "killed": false, "user_key": "ebfb8c997ad8181fa58b3ef06b29ec6d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6170929": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Its time we know for sure if our president is legal or not , Soetoro or Obama, Kenyan or Indonesian. Why the stonewalling?  Just release the documents.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_01:33:12", "killed": false, "user_key": "676675ff8413ab1d9d6cae16a5443c88", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6183567": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I had to show my birth certificate to the Department of Revenue in order to renew my driver's license.    The President of the United States should present his birth certificate in order to prove that he is  a natural born citizen as required by the U. S. Constitution.  Failure to comply should  make him disqualified.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_14:13:45", "killed": false, "user_key": "62aa62b8c2a2e4fbde53ebe7c3f48b01", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7074192": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"it doesn't mean that citizens concerned about the upholding of the Constitution of the United States don't have the right to answers.\"<br><br>You've got the answers, and they prove he's eligible. Racists just don't want to accept it and cling to bizarre irrational theories, like the idea that Obama's parents planted false birth notices in the Hawaii papers.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-10_13:36:11", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1f0d8918fa0ef227a17a90ad5073ccf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6166816, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6169106": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't believe either of these two guys are U.S. citizens.  They are aliens in disguise.  They need to prove they are U.S. citizens to have any standing for this suit.  And their fake birth certificates and hick accents are not going to cut it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-10_23:45:08", "killed": false, "user_key": "0b10c37653194ab06bf805b331621290", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6246164": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh please-<br>give me a break you racist piece of crap-", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-13_15:00:44", "killed": false, "user_key": "07fb91d2d2fb0522cd60aff916c9c1cb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6186782, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6167066": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I am so proud of Swafford. He has had enough courage to stand up to help expose Barry Soetoro, aka BO for the fraud he truly is! The word is spreading. He has already spent close to a Million dollars preventing the American public from seeing his records. What happened to transparency? He is not a natural born citizen, therefore not my president!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-10_21:42:37", "killed": false, "user_key": "e12af8c6b11ab02fde48f7cdca4bce70", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6166746": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It's about time more attention was given to this issue.<br><br>In addition to the questions surrounding his place of birth, there is the fact of the historical meaning of \"natural born citizen\" to consider. Both issues need examination.<br><br>It is likely that nobody verified his constitutional eligibility to be president, which is a violation of the Constitution.<br><br>The people responsible for this violation of the fundamental law of the land must be held responsible for what they did not do -- verify that Barack H. Obama is qualified to be president according to the Constitution.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-10_21:23:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "396d2d418bfb0aae56b9bbfe9f9318c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6186782": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "David Weigel, you should check with the millions that agree with the Representative.  We have taken time to research THE ONE.  MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY RESEARCHING INSTEAD OF ATTEMPITING to write  a column.  Maybe you could figure out why Obama has spent $800,000.00 hiding his original birth certificate.  He is a fraud and will eventually be brought to justice.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_16:15:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "7b3bf53b997b22061f7cc94992b15669", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6182853": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mr. Obama needs to be made to show he is a natural born citizen.  He should not consider himself above the Constitution, particularly if he has sworn to uphold and defend it!  We must see the documents that verify his elibility.  Thank you, Mr. Swafford, for being willing to help American citizens hold our Congress and President accountable to our Constitution.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_13:44:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "d4ccbf1ccb0f9333d35d4b26a5a047c9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6166816": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "Why do you equate legitimate vetting of a candidate for the presidency of the United States to donning clown shoes?  This process should have been done long before the election.  Just because the mob and the media don't question his qualifications, it doesn't mean that citizens concerned about the upholding of the Constitution of the United States don't have the right to answers.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-10_21:25:33", "killed": false, "user_key": "bd1676863f97c24f8d94fc4962806db0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6190881": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why are so many of Obama\u2019s records sealed? Does anybody ever ask him personally? Why are both Barack and Michelle\u2019s college records sealed? Why aren\u2019t they being transparent?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_16:59:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "11c0a8cd58c0517ac5a7423801625706", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6238626": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "This issue has been settled!!! You wingnut, nazi, racist haters!!! Just look at Factcheck.org!! You can't stand a black man running your lives. Get ready Motherfucker!!! Haters!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-13_09:18:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "473382092b3a12846eb2d6f443de6023", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6178083": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I find it interesting how your article opens with name calling. That seems to be the trend from the Liberal side of life.<br>  What is wrong with having all the information come out. Wouldn't that end the discusion one way or the other? Then all of this could go away.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_10:35:24", "killed": false, "user_key": "6d2e3da888298ea4fbb37e6aa4408ccf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6170993": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "G e t classy Weigel.... clown shoes are the uniform of anyone who would let an imposter run their nation into irrevocable debt, without a fight", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_01:39:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "676675ff8413ab1d9d6cae16a5443c88", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7074089": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I don't believe you're a US citizen. Post your birth certificate on the web so we can see.<br><br>What? You aren't going to do that for some random person on internet? Then why should Obama act to appease random nutty racists on the internet?", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-10_13:31:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1f0d8918fa0ef227a17a90ad5073ccf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6183567, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6405805": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why don't you \"progressives\" pass a bill to give money to us constitutional law keepers (you refer to as Right Wing) and we will leave.  You can have your Socialist country.<br>If you wanted a black president you should have voted for Alan Keyes.  At least he is 100% black and knows what the Constituton says, and follows it.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-19_12:17:41", "killed": false, "user_key": "d62bb7e8c3e01cdf7ca9d13d28efbd9a", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6229166": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Comrade O publishes a book with volumes of detail about his childhood, and then spends millions of dollars (all the profits from that book and more?) in lawyers fees to hide his actual birth certificate.  In time there will be full disclosure.  So what's he hiding today?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-12_20:39:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "b95f5db3e6477f95b1321f77c0c13506", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6194353": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "God Damn these motherfuckers! Why are these lefty ideologues so fucking high on this obama guy in the first place. He is black and that is IT! This shit is absolutely fucking crazy! Show the fucking birth certificate or admit the lie. You want to rule our beloved country as a foreign infiltrator, fine! Stand by it and stand up for it - don't fucking hide it and be a shady fucking slime bag fuck head. GET REAL! We are not crazy right wing losers - we are pissed at this God forsaken man-boy of a president trying to completely change the entire heritage of this country. Wake up, George W. Bush was a bad-ass mother fucker and all you pussy whipped faggot left winged shit bags know it! THAT'S WHY YOU HATED HIM! This stick figure of a president is not tough, he's not traditional and I'll tell you what - if it turns out that he's not AMERICAN - things will get out of fucking control. God damn these motherfuckers! Stand up conservatives and fight like your lives depend on it. We shall overcome! FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_18:54:58", "killed": false, "user_key": "52b8fd4b2f7295d1c8bd3f22943bed84", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7074206": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Even if born in Hawaii, historically, \"natural born citizen\" has been applied to only children of two U.S. citizens.\"<br><br>Bullshit.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-10_13:36:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1f0d8918fa0ef227a17a90ad5073ccf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6166833, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6173751": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Which of the following statements (taken from posts below) are true?<br><br><br>o   \"natural born citizen\" has been applied to only children of two U.S. citizens.<br><br>o   He has already spent close to a Million dollars preventing the American public from seeing his records.<br><br>o  WHY has obama sealed all his documentation from the public<br><br>Answer: none of them. They are internet rumors which, when traced back to their sources, lead only to more internet rumors.<br><br>So far the birther side has been remarkably unsuccessful at winning credible converts; and it may be because they feel so free to make claims that are backed up by no evidence.<br><br>If any of you are serious about this, why don't you try to substantiate your charges? Otherwise you just sound like a bunch of nuts.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_06:37:07", "killed": false, "user_key": "11083592110a9e81c48db74cd1f7659d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6182073": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "I can certainly understand why one who stomps on the Constitution would call another a crackpot for wanting proper vetting of the Usurper President, considering how well the Democrats have vetted other candidates i.e., Richardson, Geitner, Daschle, etc....of course,  those were just small errors or mistakes.  Ethics, character, judgment, honesty aren't considered important characteristics for the Democrats.  Thus we had an ineligible man placed on the ballot and yes, he was constitutionally ineligible.  Any evidence to show us crackpots otherwise?   If we go along with his fine attorney's information, the Usurper was vetted by none other than the internet!  What a crock!  <br><br>Easy for you to call others who have done the research crackpots or clown, whereas in reality, it is you that is the Clown for not doing the work and going along with the other deceivers.   Why are you so afraid of the truth...now, because you will all be subject to being called fools.<br><br>If it weren't such a problem, why do you think the lawsuits keep coming?  Why are there so many people aware of it?  Journalism is easy if you can just pick up the information that others have said, and claim it as your own.  <br><br>Orly isn't angry, she is smart, intelligent, and can back up her work, unlike lazy journalists. <br><br>Congrats to the Representative who has a backbone and isn't afraid of the unresearched leftist ridicule.  Thousands will support him!   How will you eat your words?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_13:12:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "BridgetteB", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6169695": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "The truth will eventually come out on this. Obama has used legal teams to shield records, hidden behind privacy laws in Hawaii that protect his original birth certificate, and he has refused to produce a certified copy of his birth certificate for $10.00. The Democratic Party has failed the American people and committed a fraud by giving the impression they vetted Obama before placing his name on the primary ballot. It is clear that changes to the election laws in every State need to be revised before the next election to require proper evidence be submitted prior to a candidates name being placed on the ballot. <br><br>There are lawsuits still in motion including the Keyes suit in California which you can check on the Sacramento Superior Court website 2008 case 80000096. Andy Martin is filing an appeal on the terrible ruling by the Hawaiian court that refused to order Obama's original birth certificate to be produced.<br><br>The original birth certificate, or the certified copy of it would include the name of the hospital, doctors and witnesses that are facts that could then be verified. None of that information appears on the short form abstract of birth or Certification of Live Birth as it is also called, that Obama produced to factcheck and other pro-Obama websites. The Democratic Party seems to have subcontracted its vetting responsibility to these websites rather than actually reviewing the relevant records. This is a black eye to the Constitution and the American People.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_00:01:31", "killed": false, "user_key": "678a02fbedad83596e7c0542a5608bc5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6241596": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Obama, Usurper, Obama, Usurper, Obama, Usurper.<br>WHY WHY WHY is he hiding this info????   OBAMA, USURPER!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-13_11:36:40", "killed": false, "user_key": "419f01e5738d6e2006805528aacc6ef4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7074114": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Orly isn't angry, she is smart, intelligent, and can back up her work, unlike lazy journalists. \"<br><br>She's a racist nut who's been huffing her own dental nitrous oxide too much.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-10_13:32:55", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1f0d8918fa0ef227a17a90ad5073ccf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6182073, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6718019": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Mccain was asked to show his, and he did.  Why can't Obama. <br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> And I'm not talking about the lame COLB posted on factcheck.org...do your research lib noobs...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-27_22:41:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "f551fdd7996046a90c8575a28c3052f6", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6180932": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Just because you are incapable of understanding the ramifications of an illegal president is not my concern.  Since you as the press refuse to do your job in thoroughly investigating every lead, it is left to we on the internet to do what you are apparently incapable of doing.  Usually a person who starts with name calling is the person who can best where that name themselves.  I note that the paper you represent actually is called \"The Independent Washington\"...if that is so, why don't you act like an independent and do some good old fashioned digging for the truth.  If you do not, then you clearly you are not independent, but owned by the government, and are soon to officially lose the freedom of speech that you already have so willingly given away.  Go ahead, stick your head in sand and pretend it's not true...just know that doesn't make it so.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_12:26:16", "killed": false, "user_key": "79bdfef3a0ee40859ec3461fb40cb7d9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6849221": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What's so hard about showing a birth certificate?  I have to do so for so many inane local and state government entities.  Just produce it and shut up those who want verification.  Unless...", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-03_16:56:19", "killed": false, "user_key": "9e277fff601b1d6071a0cd7bc971cf1c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6166833": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "The second issue, which I failed to note, is that of his father not being a U.S. citizen. Even if born in Hawaii, historically, \"natural born citizen\" has been applied to only children of two U.S. citizens. His father was a UK national, not a U.S. citizen. Therefore, using the historial meaning of natural born citizen, Obama cannot be and is not eligible to hold the office of president of the United States.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-10_21:26:26", "killed": false, "user_key": "396d2d418bfb0aae56b9bbfe9f9318c0", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6174665": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "David Weigel, you are an Obama peckersniff just like the rest of the teabaggers.<br>Guess what, he outspent the Iraq war in a couple months.  After all that whining for six years, this is what they come up with.  Good luck with your dollar, it's worth nothing now.  Oh, if you have savings that's all gone.  If you don't just jump on the gravy train everything's free now.  Sure, let's give away homes and money and we'll create government jobs to make it all work.  America the Third World country built in 200+ years, got smoked in one day.  Take the crown from Jimmie Carter, Nobel Peace Prize winner, king of all jackasses, biggest joke ever.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_07:31:57", "killed": false, "user_key": "26226daf76be2bc5128832fb25e47d1d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6237514": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "In Hawaii (and in most other states) everybody's birth record is sealed. Nothing different about Obama.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-13_08:00:10", "killed": false, "user_key": "561bb74e93a2400ed235cd5d3fc5fa43", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6171980": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Oh, and before someone brings up the \"Indonesian Citizenship\" claim, they may want to see what US law says about such.<br><br>You see, under US law, there is no way either a minor or a minor\u2019s parents can renounce that minor\u2019s US citizenship.    The claims of Indonesian citizenship due to adoption by Lolo Soetoro started at the PUMA blog \u201cTexasDarlin\u201d, and were written by someone using the Nom de Plume of \u201cJudah Benjamin\u201d. Later, Philip Berg used those claims in his initial lawsuit. However, there\u2019s a couple major flaws in the theory.<br><br>First off is the US Natualization Act of 1940. Later amended in 1952. In both the original act and the amendment, it states clearly that a US citizen who is a minor CANNOT renounce that citizenship nor can any action of the parents renounce that citizenship. Obama would either have had to live overseas until the age of 23 and NOT take any actions to keep his US citizenship, or go to a US embassy after the age of 18 and renounce it before witnesses, to loose his US citizenship. This is according to US Law. The US law in question is the Nationality Act of 1940, Sections 401 and 407, and the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act, Title III, Chapter 3, sections 349(a) and 355.<br><br>In Indonesian law, an adoptive father cannot gain Indonesian citizenship for an adoptive child if it results in dual citizenship. Which means that even if Lolo Soetoro wanted to grant Indonesian citizenship to Barack Obama, (mind you, no credible evidence of any adoption has been found), he could not under Indonesian law. The Indonesian law in question is #62/1958, passed on 29 July 1958<br><br>So in other words, according to US Law, there is no way Barack Obama OR his parents could have given up his US citizenship as a minor, and according to Indonesian law, there\u2019s no way Lolo Soetoro could have gotten Indonesian citizenship FOR Barack Obama due to his having US Citizenship which could not be renounced until he was an adult.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_02:43:34", "killed": false, "user_key": "efce477ca55a6bde817277b21a62f9f5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6180557": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Liberal brains are not hardwired for logic or pragmatism.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_12:11:47", "killed": false, "user_key": "1ce0727b714c4177942bf4b4d13ec9f2", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6153797": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Scared? Why on earth would anyone be scared? This is the movement whose greatest success so far is having recruited a member of the Tennessee state legislature.<br><br>Dream on!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-10_20:46:00", "killed": false, "user_key": "11083592110a9e81c48db74cd1f7659d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6167565": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I clicked on the link, but there is no mention of clown shoes.  I also looked up Dr. Orly Taitz.  I found her on Youtube, but she didn't seem angry.  She articulated her case very well.  She is a dentist, but she is also a lawyer.  She was born in  Russia, but she is an American citizen. <br><br>She's right, there is no  information in the public domain which verifies that Obama is a natural born citizen.  There is only a fuzzy photo-shopped image on a website affiliated with Bill Ayers.  Aren't you also  a bit curious?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-10_22:11:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "66fe653c3a32359ec8b83849ff71e1ee", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6177745": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "It matters not what is true and what is rumor.  Just get the facts AND THE SEALED DOCUMENTS out before the public and have some honest debate about whether he is legit or not.<br><br>If there is nothing to hide, then hide nothing.  It's pretty simple.<br><br>The shear fact that you Obama followers (notice I said followers, and not supporters) continue to rail about this issue lends creedence to it.  Obama won, he is the President - period, end of story.....but you all won't let it be - you feel you have to defend him.  Why?  Because you all know very well, just as he does, he needs defending!<br><br>He doesn't have to deny anything, his followers do that for him.<br><br>Followers, follow someone blindly - supporters, support the person for who he is. <br><br>NO ONE knows who Obama really is so you can only be followers, and not supporters.  Be honest with yourself for 2 seconds and ask yourself - WHY does he seal his records?  He can't afford for anyone to REALLY know  who he is, because if you did - I would be willing to wager you would no longer be his followers) - If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_10:21:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "d13c4b748126148e442e3a8803791582", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6171858": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Type your comment here.<br>Mr. Weigel,<br>I dare you, check out:  <a href=\"http://www.obamacitizenshipfacts.org;\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.obamacitizenshipfacts.org;</a>  <a href=\"http://www.defendourfreedoms.org;\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.defendourfreedoms.org;</a> <a href=\"http://www.theobamafile.com;\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.theobamafile.com;</a> <a href=\"http://www.obamacrimes.com;\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.obamacrimes.com;</a> <a href=\"http://www.freerepublic.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.freerepublic.com</a>.  Go on, read them.  <br><br>Then tell me WHY has obama sealed all his documentation from the public and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars keeping people from seeing those records?  Why, Mr. Weigel, why?  There isn't anything to hide is there?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_02:33:03", "killed": false, "user_key": "8KeithGabriel4", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": false, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6217939": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "STAND TALL MR. SWAFFORD!<br><br>I applaud Mr. Swafford for having the courage to challenge Obama on his credentials because Obama has NOT proven that he meets the qualifications for the office of POTUS.  When I first heard about this issue I thought it was just a political smear tactic, however the more I followed it, the more I believe that there is something seriously wrong.  A large portion of this is due to Obama having all his records sealed and having spent more than $500K to prevent those records from being made public.  This is incredibly suspicious, as well as unbelievably arrogant for anyone running for the Office of President of the United States.  Why spend all that money when the issue can be laid to rest by publishing a $12 certified copy of the vault birth certificate?  The only explanation is that there is something to hide.<br><br>I am a retired peace officer and I swore an oath upon being hired to uphold the United States Constitution, just as all attorneys do.  This is the same oath that Obama swore when he graduated from Law School, again when he took office as Senator, and again when he was sworn in as President.  This was his first official act of office and this act was committed fraudulently.  I took my oath very seriously at the time I was sworn in and I continue to do so to this day.  When I graduated from college I spent several hundred dollars getting dozens of certified copies of my birth certificate, college transcripts, and high school transcripts because along with every application I submitted for an entry level position with police/sheriff/probation departments that I applied to I was required to submit these documents along with copies of my diplomas. I also had to submit a list of all the addresses where I had lived since becoming an adult, and any trips I had made out of country. This information was used to conduct background investigations since I was applying for jobs that required a security clearance. Obama now holds the highest office in the land and is refusing to produce these documents, even though he admits in his book, Dreams from My Father, that he had a copy of his birth certificate.  What he posted on his website is not a birth certificate, but a certification of live birth (COLB).  Under the laws of Hawaii, a COLB may be issued for a child born outside of the US, and it is not proof of 'natural born' citizenship status.  While you cannot have the original 'vault' birth certificate, you may obtain a certified copy of the original vault birth certificate, and that document indicates the county, the hospital, and the name of the doctor or individual that delivered the baby.<br><br>I looked over my own birth certificate recently and went over the information on it.  It clearly states on the document the address and Parish (I was born in Louisiana so the term \"Parish\" would be the equivalent of \"County\") where I was born, as well as who delivered me.  I also went over my college transcripts and there are fields on it that indicate what your citizenship is as well as what grants, scholarships, and financial aid you received during your education there.  I am sure that grad schools would have similar information on their transcripts as well.  <br><br>This is a link to an excellent article describing what the term 'Natural Born Citizen' means as defined by an author of the 14th Amendment (towards the bottom of the article).  <br><a href=\"http://federalistblog.us/2008/11/natural-born_citizen_defined.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://federalistblog.us/2008/11/natural-born_c...</a><br>\"Rep. Bingham commenting on Section 1992 said it means \u201cevery human being BORN WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF PARENTS NOT OWING ALLEGIANCE TO ANY FOREIGN SOVEREIGNTY is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen.\u201d <br>According to the statement by Rep. Bingham, it seems clear that Obama does not qualify as a 'natural born citizen' because his father, as admitted by the Obama campaign, was not a US citizen.  The entire purpose of the natural born citizen requirement was to ensure that whoever holds the office of POTUS has undivided loyalty to the sovereignty of the United States.  This is a matter paramount to our security as a nation since whoever holds this office has the authority to launch nuclear weapons.<br><br>The comment from Obama's campaign website reads:<br>\u201cWhen Barack Obama Jr. was born on Aug. 4,1961, in Honolulu, Kenya was a British colony, still part of the United Kingdom\u2019s dwindling empire. As a Kenyan native, Barack Obama Sr. was a British subject whose citizenship status was governed by The British Nationality Act of 1948. That same act governed the status of Obama Sr.\u2018s children.\"<br><br>I do not accept Obama as POTUS because he does not meet the eligibility requirements of the 'natural born citizen' clause for that office.  I also think that his citizenship status itself is questionable because of the trip to Pakistan he took as an adult on a foreign passport since he would have had to declare himself an Indonesian citizen to get that passport and Indonesia did not recognize dual citizenship at that time.<br><br>All nine Justices of the SCOTUS have sworn an oath to uphold, protect and defend the US Constitution, just as I have.  As an attorney having specialized in Constitutional Law, I have no doubt that Obama himself is very much aware of the fact that he does not meet the eligibility qualifications for the office of POTUS, and has thus committed fraud.  Further fraud occurred when he signed the sworn statement that he was eligible for this office prior to his presidential campaign.  <br><br>This is not a personal issue, it is a matter of Constitutional Law.  If you disagree with it, there is a procedure in place to make Constitutional Amendments.  However, you cannot choose to simply ignore the US Constitution when it inconveniences you, and this is exactly what Obama has done.  We are a nation based on the rule of law, the basis of which was provided to us by our founding fathers in the form of the US Constitution.  Without it, there would be nothing but mob rule.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-12_16:26:48", "killed": false, "user_key": "50fe068f9f0ee8ffdd5b79f13b0f5952", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6237497": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Retired Peace Officer,<br><br>I see from Google that you have posted your message on many web sites. I guess that means that you will probably not be back to see the detailed reply I wrote to you on mine. Here it is.<br><br><a href=\"http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2009/02/open-letter-to-eric-swafford/comment-page-2/#comment-3601\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2009/02/open-let...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-13_07:58:36", "killed": false, "user_key": "561bb74e93a2400ed235cd5d3fc5fa43", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6182234": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Sally Hill said: <br><br>It matters not what is true and what is rumor.<br>___<br><br>Thank you. That sheds a lot of light on the birfers' thought processes.<br><br>But the idea that \"Obama followers ... continue to rail about this issue\" is a new one to me! Last I heard, the mainstream media were determined to ignore it; and the posts below, like those on other birfer sites, are heavily loaded with anti-Obama diatribes.<br><br>We're not railing -- we already have popular opinion overwhelmingly on our side.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_13:18:42", "killed": false, "user_key": "11083592110a9e81c48db74cd1f7659d", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6184543": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Why would any American not want to see, for his or her self, if our current POTUS is an American Citizen.  This is definitely a No Brainer !  Show Us The Facts, Just The Facts, & Nothing But The Facts! Those with nothing to hide, hide nothing!", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_14:55:35", "killed": false, "user_key": "b8d7a8b2a080708f8e44d4fa4816dc62", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "7074151": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "\"Why on earth do you consider it 'crackpot' that any citizen of the United States of America wants these records checked and verified?\"<br><br>How do you know they haven't been checked and verified by the relevant legal authorities?<br><br>Just because crazy internet racists aren't satisfied doesn't mean he hasn't proven his citizenship where it counts.", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-03-10_13:34:43", "killed": false, "user_key": "d1f0d8918fa0ef227a17a90ad5073ccf", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "8 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6150771, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6167533": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Call me a fool but you can't fool me. Call me a fool but you can't fool me ...<br><br>Mr. Swafford is not a clown as you state.  He is a true patriot standing up to an impostor in chief.  God Bless America!  I am calling Mr. Swafford tomorrow and thank him for standing up for what is right.  I am also calling my State Rep. and insisting that he join this action.  See:  <a href=\"http://defendourfreedoms.us/2009/02/10/first-state-representative-joins-action.aspx\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://defendourfreedoms.us/2009/02/10/first-st...</a>", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-10_22:09:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "b7e7ec88f97bced3731b146eedbdf075", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6176881": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "I demand that Rep. Eric Swafford submit to a DNA test to prove he is not, in fact, the mentally handicapped product of generations of inbreeding. His refusal to provide a DNA sample is evidence that he is trying to sweep his questionable background under the rug! What is he hiding???", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_09:37:25", "killed": false, "user_key": "ad1ec1a583b5ad9e931b5f41d13971e9", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6150771": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": true, "message": "What are you scared of?  Why on earth do you consider it 'crackpot'  that any citizen of the United States of America wants these records checked and verified?  Why does it require 'clown shoes' to obtain records that should be public domain anyway?  Why are these records being concealed?  Doesn't seeking to be elected to the highest office in the land voluntarily invite 'a little sniffing around the safe deposit box.'?   A symptom of hitting the crack pipe is paranoia, maybe you should stop hitting yours.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-10_18:33:18", "killed": false, "user_key": "61f0a5ceeb64963f97595f0d4c056aac", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 1, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6167028": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "What is the problem here?  Big Kudos to Swafford for doing the right thing.  I wish more elected officials (and the media) were \"interested\" in the vetting of the President of the United States.  There is no other position in America, private or public, that should require a most complete vetting.  I have to show more information, than Obama did, to obtain a drivers license.", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-10_21:40:05", "killed": false, "user_key": "4acaedbcbba6080ac00eef430592841c", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6171945": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "8KeithGabriel4 - and then maybe after checking out those sites and be utterly amazed at the sheer power of conspiracy wingnuts, Mr. Weigel can check out <a href=\"http://www.obamaconspiracy.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.obamaconspiracy.org</a> , <a href=\"http://whatsyourevidence.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">whatsyourevidence.com</a> , <a href=\"http://yestodemocracy.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">yestodemocracy.com</a> , or <a href=\"http://www.politijab.com\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.politijab.com</a> to find out the facts behind these myths, and discuss these stories openly on sites that don't censor or edit dissenting opinion.<br><br>And for those claiming he\u2019s spent millions, well, where is the *proof* that he\u2019s spent \u201cMillions of Dollars trying to hide his history\u201d??? I keep seeing estimates ranging from $500,000 to \u201cmillions\u201d, but no proof at all.<br><br>The majority of the lawsuits have been against state officials, (Secretary of States and the like). The people paying attorney fees to defend themselves in those cases are the taxpayers of those states. In the two cases (Berg v Obama and Hollister v \u201cSoetoro\u201d) that attorneys for Obama have responded, they\u2019ve been fairly standard moves to dismiss the case, which doesn\u2019t cost \u201cmillions of dollars\u201d.<br><br>So I ask again. Where is the proof of that amount?", "is_last_child": false, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-11_02:40:15", "killed": false, "user_key": "efce477ca55a6bde817277b21a62f9f5", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": false, "email": "", "parent_post_id": null, "depth": 0, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}, "6246138": {"up_voted": false, "ip": "", "has_replies": false, "message": "Are you a fucking asshole or what!!!!!!!<br>You crazy shitheads have basically ruined our country!!!<br>Get the fuck out if you don't like it- prgressives are in control now-<br>Get used to it!!<br>RW morons are no longer needed!!", "is_last_child": true, "can_reply": true, "down_voted": false, "real_date": "2009-02-13_14:59:23", "killed": false, "user_key": "07fb91d2d2fb0522cd60aff916c9c1cb", "has_been_anonymized": false, "edited": false, "author_is_moderator": false, "from_request_user": null, "votable": true, "date": "9 months ago", "approved": true, "num_replies": 0, "is_first_child": true, "email": "", "parent_post_id": 6194353, "depth": 1, "points": 0, "author_is_creator": false, "is_realtime": false}}, "integration": {"receiver_url": "", "theme": 1, "reply_position": false, "disqus_logo": false}, "timer": {"timer_url": "http://localhost:8005", "thread_id": "11535804", "user_id": "anonymous", "forum_id": "34441", "hash": -8830706751698455887}, "thread": {"days_alive": 0, "slug": "stay_classy_eric_swafford", "paginate": true, "num_pages": 2, "num_posts": 50, "per_page": 50, "total_posts": 53, "realtime_paused": true, "id": 11535804, "queued": false}, "reactions_limit": 10, "context": {"show_reply": true, "use_fb_connect": false, "forum_facebook_key": "", "use_yahoo": false, "subscribed": false, "use_twitter_signin": false, "use_openid": false, "realtime_speed": 5000}, "reactions_start": 0, "settings": {"debug": false, "disqus_url": "http://disqus.com", "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"}, "media_url": "http://media.disqus.com"};
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/**
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Dsq.FmtStrings = new function() {
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Dsq.POST_RE = /(<div.*?id="?dsq-comment-header-(\d+)"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*?)(<\/div>)\s*(<div.*?class="?dsq-comment-body"?.*?>)((?:.|\s)*)(<\/div>)/gim;
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Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE = /&lt;!--\[(.*?)\]--(?:>|&gt;)/gim;



// TODO: It might be faster to use string methods to find all <li (...) </li> blocks and pass to Dsq.PostHandler manually.
Dsq.CommentsHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
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Dsq.PostHandler = function(str, h_head, post_id, h_content, h_tail, b_head, b_content, b_tail, offset, s) {
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Dsq.PostBodyHandler = function(str, head, post_id, content, tail, offset, s) {
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Dsq.MediaPostHandler = function(str, args, offset, s) {
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Dsq.$ = function(element) { return document.getElementById(element); };
Dsq.$b = document.body || document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];


/**
 * Dsq.Debug: Logging functions.
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Dsq.Debug = new function() {this.log=function(s){};this.profile=function(f){if(typeof f == 'function')return f();else return eval(f);};};


/**
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Dsq.Urls = new function() {
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/**
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Dsq.Validators = new function() {
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			error = true;
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			error = true;
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		if(error) {
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			return true;
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			return "Please enter a valid email to comment.";
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			return "Please check your website URL (this field is optional).";
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				failure_callback(ret);
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		return true;
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};

/**
 * Dsq.Utils: Generic utility functions.
 */
Dsq.Utils = new function() {
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	this.execOnReady = function(func) {
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	this.addEventListener = function(instance, eventName, listener) {
		var listenerFn = listener;
		if (instance.addEventListener) {
			instance.addEventListener(eventName, listenerFn, false);
		} else if (instance.attachEvent) {
			listenerFn = function() {
				listener(window.event);
			};
			instance.attachEvent("on" + eventName, listenerFn);
		} else {
			throw new Error("Event registration not supported");
		}
		return {
			instance: instance,
			name: eventName,
			listener: listenerFn
		};
	};

	this.removeEventListener = function(event) {
		var instance = event.instance;
		if (instance.removeEventListener) {
			instance.removeEventListener(event.name, event.listener, false);
		} else if (instance.detachEvent) {
			instance.detachEvent("on" + event.name, event.listener);
		}
	};

	this.fixIframesIE = function(id) {
		var disqusThread = Dsq.$(disqus_container_id);
		var iframes = disqusThread.getElementsByTagName('iframe');

		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$(id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-content');
		}

		for(i = 0; i < iframes.length; i++) {
			if (container) {
				iframes[i].style.width = container.offsetWidth;
			}
		}
	};

	this.getElementsByClassName = function(oElm, strTagName, strClassName) {
	/* Credit: Jonathan Snook [http://www.snook.ca/jonathan], Robert Nyman [http://www.robertnyman.com] */
		var arrElements = (strTagName == "*" && oElm.all)? oElm.all : oElm.getElementsByTagName(strTagName);
		var arrReturnElements = new Array();
		strClassName = strClassName.replace(/\-/g, "\\-");
		var oRegExp = new RegExp("(^|\\s)" + strClassName + "(\\s|$)");
		var oElement;
		for(var i = 0; i < arrElements.length; i++) {
			oElement = arrElements[i];
			if(oRegExp.test(oElement.className)) {
				arrReturnElements.push(oElement);
			}
		}
		return (arrReturnElements);
	};

	this.postToUrl = function(url, post_data, opt_redirect) {
		var form = document.createElement('form');
		var iframe_container = document.createElement('div');
		var id = 'dsq-temp-iframe-' + (new Date()).getTime();

		form.method = 'POST';
		form.action = url;
		if (!opt_redirect) {
			form.target = id;
		}
		iframe_container.innerHTML = '<iframe style="display:none" name="' + id + '" id="' + id + '"></iframe>';

		for(var key in post_data) {
			if(post_data.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var input = document.createElement('input');
				input.name = key;
				input.type = 'hidden';
				input.value = post_data[key];

				form.appendChild(input);
			}
		}

		Dsq.$b.appendChild(iframe_container);
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(form);
		form.submit();
	};

	// Strips integer id from id of element in the form ('some-id-###')
	this.extractId = function(e) {
		var chunks = e.id.split('-');
		if(chunks.length <= 1) {
			return 0;
		} else {
			return parseInt(chunks[chunks.length-1]);
		}
	};

	this.getStyle = function(el, styleProp) {
		if(el.currentStyle) {
			var y = el.currentStyle[styleProp];
		} else if(window.getComputedStyle) {
			var y = document.defaultView.getComputedStyle(el, null).getPropertyValue(styleProp);
		}

		if(y == 'transparent' || y == '') {
			this.getStyle(el.parentNode, styleProp);
		} else {
			return y;
		}
	};

	this.execScript = function(url, append_qs, container) {
		var script = document.createElement('script');
		append_qs = typeof append_qs == 'undefined' ? true : append_qs;
		container = container || Dsq.container;

		if(append_qs) {
			var j = (url.indexOf('?') >= 0) ? '&' : '?';
			url += j + (new Date()).getTime();
		}
		script.type = 'text/javascript';
		script.charset = 'UTF-8';
		script.src = url;
		container.appendChild(script);
		return script;
	};

	this.pluralize = function(num, singular, plural) {
		return (num != 1) ? plural || 's' : singular || '';
	};

	this.getRequestParams = function(queryString /* optional */) {
		var pairs, tuple;
		var params = {};

		queryString = queryString || window.location.search.substring(1);
		pairs = queryString.split('&');

		for (var i = 0, pair; pair = pairs[i]; i++) {
			tuple = pair.split('=');
			params[tuple[0]] = (tuple[1] || true);
		}

		return params;
	};

	this.addCssRule = function(selector, styleText, index) {
		var stylesheet;
		index = index || 0;

		if(!this._styleSheet) {
			var styleEl = document.createElement('style');
			document.getElementsByTagName('head')[0].appendChild(styleEl);
			this._styleSheet = styleEl.sheet;
			if(!this._styleSheet) {
				// IE does not like our newly created stylesheet.
				this._styleSheet = document.styleSheets[document.styleSheets.length-1];
			}
		}
		stylesheet = this._styleSheet;

		if(stylesheet.insertRule) {
			var ruleText = selector + ' { ' + styleText + ' }';
			if(index == -1) {
				index = stylesheet.cssRules.length;
			}
			stylesheet.insertRule(ruleText, index);
		} else if(stylesheet.addRule) {
			stylesheet.addRule(selector, styleText, index);
		}
	};

	this.forEachIn = function(obj, callback) {
		for(var key in obj) {
			if(obj.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				callback(key, obj[key]);
			}
		}
	};

	this._interpolateGlobalContext = {
		// values that get used a lot and are global to the request
		'profile_url': Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE,

		'disqus_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url,
		'media_url': Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url,
		'request_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.username,
		'request_display_username': Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username,
		'forum_name': Dsq.jsonData.forum.name
	};

	this.renderFromContextStack = function(key, contexts) {
		// Returns the first instance of `key` in the array of objects `contexts` or else ''
		for (var i=0; i<contexts.length; i++) {
			if (contexts[i][key] !== undefined) {
				return String(contexts[i][key]);
			}
		}
		throw new Error('key ' + key + ' not found in context');
	};

	var that = this;
	this.interpolate = function(fmt, opt_localContext) {
		// Interpolate `fmt` named-format string with an assumed global context.
		// Based on `interpolate` in django.views.i18n
		var contextStack = [opt_localContext || {}, that._interpolateGlobalContext];
		return fmt.replace(/%\(\w+\)s/g, function(match){
			return that.renderFromContextStack(match.slice(2,-2), contextStack);
		});
	};

	this.stripTags = function(s) {
		// Removes HTML tags from `s`
		return s.replace(/(<([^>]+)>)/g,"");

	};

	this.assert = function(b) {
		if (!b) {
			throw new Error('Assertion error.');
		}
	};

};
// Dsq.Utils

/**
 * Dsq.Popup: Popup helper functions.
 */
Dsq.Popup = new function() {
	this.timeHide = new Array();
	this.timeShow = new Array();
	this.activePopup = {};
	this.profileCache = {};
	this.statusCache = {};

	this.showTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the hide timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeHide[post_id]);

		// start the timer
		if(!Dsq.Popup.profileIsOn && !Dsq.Thread.adminIsOn) {
			this.timeShow[post_id] = setTimeout("Dsq.Popup.popProfile(\"" + post_id + "\")", 400);
		}
	};

	this.hideTimer = function(post_id) {
		// clear the show timer
		clearTimeout(this.timeShow[post_id]);
	};

	this.updateProfile = function(username) {
		// Callback from /embed/profile.js
		if (this.statusCache[username]) {
			var statusEl = Dsq.$('dsq-profile-status-' + username);
			statusEl.innerHTML = this.statusCache[username];
			statusEl.style.display = 'block';
		}

		if (this.profileCache[username]) {
			var _cache = this.profileCache[username];

			var _genhtml = function(text) { return '<span><big>' + text + '</big></span>'; };
			var _no_comments = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_COMMENTS(_cache.comments_count));
			var _no_likes = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_LIKES(_cache.likes_count));
			var _no_points = _genhtml(Dsq.FmtStrings.NUMBER_OF_POINTS(_cache.points));

			var statsEl = Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + username);
			statsEl.innerHTML = '';

			if (Dsq.jsonData.users[username].registered) {
				statsEl.innerHTML = _no_comments + _no_likes;
			}
			statsEl.innerHTML += _no_points;

			var activeSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.active_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.active_sites[i];
				activeSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (activeSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = activeSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + username).innerHTML = 'This site.';
			}

			var moderatedSites = '';
			for (var i = 0; i < _cache.moderated_sites.length; i++) {
				var site = _cache.moderated_sites[i];
				moderatedSites += '<li><a href="' + site.url + '"> \
					<img src="' + site.favicon + '"/ width="16" height="16"/></a>\
					<a href="' + site.url + '">' + site.name + '</a></li>';
			}
			if (moderatedSites !== '') {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + username).innerHTML = moderatedSites;
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + username).innerHTML = '';
			}
		}

		// Reposition popup after full HTML is rendered
		if(Dsq.Popup.activePopup && Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el) {
			Dsq.Popup.initPopup(Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id, Dsq.Popup.activePopup.type);
		}

	};

	this.showCookieMsgs = function() {
		var title = '';
		var message = '';
		var numAlerts = 0;

		Dsq.Utils.forEachIn(Dsq.jsonData.cookie_messages, function(k, v) {
			if (!v) return;

			switch(k) {
				// Cookie: Twitter
				case 'post_twitter':
					if (v === 'error') {
						title = 'Twitter Error!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-error">Oops, we couldn\'t tweet this comment. Please check your <a href="http://disqus.com/account/services">account settings</a>.</li>';
					} else {
						var _msg = v.split(':');
						title = 'Tweeted!';
						message += '<li id="dsq-msg-twitter-success">Your comment was successfully tweeted. <a href="http://twitter.com/' + _msg[0] + '/status/' + _msg[1] + '">Click here to view the tweet</a>.</li>';
					}
					break;
				// Cookie: Unapproved Post
				case 'post_not_approved':
					title = 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-not-approved">Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.</li>';
					break;
				// Cookie: Profile Found
				case 'post_has_profile':
					title = 'Use your existing commenter profile';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-post-has-profile">You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a></li>';
					break;
				case 'user_created':
					var _data = v.split(':');
					title = 'Profile created!';
					message += '<li id="dsq-msg-user-created">You have just created a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, the best way to claim, manage, and track your comments all over the web. \
					<br /><br />A confirmation is being sent to <strong>' + _data[1] + '</strong>. Please check for this email in order to verify your profile. \
					<ul class="dsq-list-tick"> \
						<li>Your username is <strong>' + _data[0] +'</strong>. <a href="http://disqus.com/people/' + _data[0] + '/" target="_blank">Click here to view your public profile</a>.</li> \
						<li>Be sure to set your profile picture, as well as connect your <span class="dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> and <span class="dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> accounts. <a href="http://disqus.com/account/" target="_blank">Click here for account settings</a>.</li> \
					</ul> \
					</li>'
					break;
				default:
					break;
			}
			numAlerts++;
		});

		if(numAlerts > 1) {
			message = '<ul class="dsq-list-bluebullet">' + message;
			message += '</ul>';
			title = 'Thanks for posting!';
		}
		if(numAlerts > 0) {
			if(typeof(disqus_cookie_msgs) == 'function') {
				disqus_cookie_msgs(message, title);
			} else {
				Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
			}
		}
	};

	this.helpBadges = function(post_id) {
		var html = ' \
			<ul class="dsq-popup-help"> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile with a confirmed email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> has a <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> Profile, but has not yet confirmed his or her email address.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span> is not logged in with any account and has not claimed his or her comments.</li> \
				<li class="dsq-help-otheraccts">Other accounts</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-facebook">Facebook</span> is using his or her Facebook profile via Facebook Connect.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-twitter">Twitter</span> is using his or her Twitter profile via Twitter Sign-in.</li> \
				<li><span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-openid">OpenID</span> is using his or her OpenID.</li> \
			</ul> \
		';

		this.popModal(html, 'Help: Types of Commenters', post_id);
		return;
	};

	this.permalink = function(post_id) {
		var header = 'Link to this comment';
		var body = '<strong>You are anchored to</strong>:<br />' + document.location.protocol + '//' + document.location.host + document.location.pathname + document.location.search + '#comment-' + post_id;

		this.popModal(body, header, post_id);
	};

	this.login = function(header, body) {
		var h = header || 'Login or Register';
		var b = body || '';
		b += Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: 'dsq-popup-login'});
		b += '</iframe>'; // HACK: Sometimes there is something funky with the IFRAME SRC that causes no end tag
		this.popModal(b, h, null, true, 'dsq-popup-login');
	};

	this.blacklist = function(id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		var title = 'Add to Blacklist';
		var message = ' \
		Adding this person to the blacklist will block him or her from commenting on this site. Check the following types that you would like to add to the blacklist:'
		+ (userData['registered'] ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-username" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-username"><strong>Username</strong>: ' + userData['username'] + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ (_meta.email ?
			'<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
				<input id="dsq-blacklist-email" type="checkbox" checked> \
				<label for="dsq-blacklist-email"><strong>Email address</strong>: ' + _meta.email + '</label> \
			</div>'
			: '')
		+ '<div class="dsq-blacklist-option"> \
			<input id="dsq-blacklist-ip" type="checkbox" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-blacklist-ip-warning\').style.display=\'block\'"> \
			<label for="dsq-blacklist-ip"><strong>IP address</strong>: ' + _meta.ip + '</label> \
		</div> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p id="dsq-blacklist-ip-warning" style="display:none">	\
				Note: Blocking this person\'s IP address may also unintentionally prevent others, who share his/her IP address, from commenting on this site. \
				This may include people who are sharing the same computer, living in the same house, or using the same Internet provider. Only block an IP address as a last resort. \
			</p> \
		';

		message += ' \
			<p style="text-align:center"><button onclick="Dsq.Post.blockUser(' + id + '); this.disabled=true; this.innerHTML=\'Just one moment...\'">Add to Blacklist</button></p> \
		';

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
	};

	this.remoteAccountSettings = function() {
		var body = '';
		// Set up IFrame.
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/_auth/embed/remote_settings/';
		var attributes = {id: 'dsq-popup-account-settings'};
		if (typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}

		body = Dsq.Templates._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
		this.popModal(body, 'Account Settings', null, true, 'dsq-popup-account-settings');
	};

	this.popModal = function(message, title, post_id, use_listener, extra_classes) {
		var container = document.createElement('div');
		var header, body;

		Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);

		if(typeof(title) == 'undefined') { title = ''; }
		if(typeof(use_listener) == 'undefined') { use_listener = true; }

		if(post_id) {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message-' + post_id;
		} else {
			container.id = 'dsq-popup-message';
		}

		header = title;
		body = message;

		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupModal(header, body);
		Dsq.Popup.initPopup(container, post_id, 'message', extra_classes);
		if(use_listener) {
			Dsq.Popup.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', Dsq.Popup._closePopup);
		}
	};

	this.popAlert = this.popModal;

	this.loading = function(post_id) {
		var title = Dsq.Strings.JUST_A_MOMENT;
		var body = '<div style="text-align:center; padding: 5px 0 10px 0"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif" alt="" /></div>'
		Dsq.Popup.lightbox(body, title, post_id);
	};

	this.lightbox = function(message, title, post_id) {
		// Wraps Dsq.Popup.popModal

		var overlay = document.createElement('div');
		overlay.id = 'dsq-overlay';
		overlay.className = 'dsq-overlay';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(overlay);
		
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, post_id, false, 'dsq-lightbox');
	};

	this.popProfile = function(post_id, userKey) {
		var post = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id];
		if (post && post.has_been_anonymized) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('This message was anonymized by its previous owner.', 'Anonymized', post_id);
			return;
		}

		if(post_id) {
			userKey = Dsq.jsonData['posts'][post_id].user_key;	
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][userKey];
		var elId = 'dsq-popup-profile-' + userKey;
		var container = document.createElement('div');

		if(this.activePopup.el) {
			this._closePopup(null, true);
			if(this.activePopup.linkClicked) {
				this.activePopup.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		container.id = elId;
		container.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.popupProfile(userKey);

		this.initPopup(container, post_id, 'profile');
		this.popupListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._closePopup);

		if(!this.profileCache[userKey]) {
			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/embed/profile.js'
				+ '?username=' + userKey
				+ '&anon=' + (userData['registered'] ? 0 : 1)
				+ '&f=' + Dsq.jsonData['request'].forum);
		} else {
			this.updateProfile(userKey);
		}
	};

	this._closePopup = function(e, force) {
		var activePopup = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.el;
		var id = Dsq.Popup.activePopup.id;
		var link = 'dsq-avatar-' + id; // HACK: Specific to profile toggle target

		// HACK: This event should be gone if there is no active popup.
		if(!activePopup) {
			return;
		}
		if(force || !Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, activePopup.id)) {
			// TODO: This is breaking iE?
			if(Dsq.Popup.popupListener) {
				Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Popup.popupListener);
			}
			
			// Kill overlay
			var overlay = Dsq.$('dsq-overlay');
			if(overlay) { Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(overlay); }
			
			try {
				Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(activePopup);
			} catch(e) {
				// HACK: IE6 throws an error when using deleteNode() with a node containing a <table> in the html.
				activePopup.parentNode.removeChild(activePopup);
			}
			Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {};
		}

		if(!force && Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Popup.activePopup.linkClicked = true;
		}

	};

	this.initPopup = function(popup, post_id, type, extra_classes) {
		popup.className = 'dsq-popup dsq-popup-' + type + ' ' + (extra_classes ? extra_classes : '');
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6 || Dsq.Utils.ie7) {
			// HACK: We can't modify the body before it's ready, so we need
			//       to use an IE-safe "DOMReady" workaround before loading
			//       our popup.
			Dsq.Utils.execOnReady(function() {Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup); });
		} else {
			Dsq.$b.appendChild(popup);
		}

		popup.style.display = 'block';

		var xPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[0] - popup.offsetWidth) / 2;
		var yPos = (Dsq.Utils.getWindowSize()[1] - popup.offsetHeight) / 2;

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
			yPos += Dsq.Utils.getScrollPos()[1];
		}

		popup.style.left = xPos + 'px';
		popup.style.top = yPos + 'px';

		Dsq.Popup.activePopup = {
			'el' : popup,
			'id' : post_id,
			'type': type,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};
	};

	this.isClicked = function(e, id) {
		var t = e.target || e.srcElement;
		while(t && t.parentNode) {
			if(t.id == id) {
				return true;
			}

			t = t.parentNode;
		}
		return false;
	};
};
// Dsq.Popup

/**
 * Dsq.Templates
 */
Dsq.Templates = new function() {
	/*
	 * Counter keeping track of the number of posts iterated over.
	 */
	this.postLoopCounter = 0;
	this.filters = {};
	this.addPostContainer = 'dsq-post-add';
	this.textareaContainer = 'dsq-post-add';

	this.registerTemplate = function(name, func) {
		this['$$_' + name] = func;

		if(typeof DsqLocal.Filters != 'undefined'
		&& typeof DsqLocal.Filters[name] == 'function') {
			// Push filters to this.filters to unify code.
			this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
			this.filters[name].push(DsqLocal.Filters[name]);
		}

		this[name] = function() {
			var ret;

			if(typeof DsqLocal.Templates != 'undefined'
			&& typeof DsqLocal.Templates[name] == 'function') {
				ret = DsqLocal.Templates[name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(ret === undefined) {
				ret = this['$$_' + name].apply(this, arguments);
			}

			if(this.filters[name]) {
				var args = [ret];

				args.push.apply(args, arguments);
				for(var i = 0; i < this.filters[name].length; i++) {
					ret = this.filters[name][i].apply(this, args);
				}
			}

			return ret;
		};
	};

	this.registerFilter = function(name, func) {
		this.filters[name] = this.filters[name] || [];
		this.filters[name].push(func);
	};

	/**
	 * Dsq.Templates.Filters
	 */
	this.Filters = new function() {
		this.commentContainer = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			var classes = [];
			if(Dsq.jsonData.request.page > 1) {
				classes.push('dsq-append');
			}

			//
			// Extra classes used for custom themes
			//

			if(_meta.depth) {
				classes.push('dsq-comment-child', 'dsq-depth-' + _meta.depth, 'dsq-parent-is-' + _meta.parent_post_id);
			}


			//

			if(_meta.author_is_creator) {
				// TODO: We need to deprecate the "special" class since it is not properly prefixed.
				classes.push('special', 'dsq-special');
			}
			if(_meta.author_is_moderator) {
				classes.push('dsq-moderator');
			}
			classes.push(['dsq-odd', 'dsq-even'][Dsq.Templates.postLoopCounter % 2]);

			s = s.substring(0, s.lastIndexOf('>'));
			return s + ' class="dsq-comment ' + classes.join(' ') + '" style="margin-left:' + _meta.depth*30 + 'px">';
		};

		this.commentContent = function(post_id, s) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
			if (_meta.killed) {
				return '<em>Comment removed.</em>';
			} else if (!_meta.approved) {
				return '<em>This comment was flagged for review.</em>';
			}

			s = s.replace(Dsq.MEDIA_POST_RE, Dsq.MediaPostHandler);
			return s;
		};
	};

	//
	// Thread
	//
	// TODO: These need to be stripped of all Django template tags.

	this.authPost = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			return '';
		}
		var result = [];
		result = result.concat([
				'<div id="dsq-auth"',
						Dsq.jsonData.integration.reply_position ? 'class="dsq-auth-bottom"' : '',
						'>',
					'<div class="dsq-by">',
						'<a href="http://disqus.com" target="_blank">',
							(Dsq.jsonData.integration.disqus_logo ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/by-disqus.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">') :
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img src="%(media_url)s/images/embed/dsq-button-120x19.png" alt="discussion by DISQUS">')
							),
						'</a>',
					'</div>',
					'<div class="dsq-auth-header">',
						'<h3 id="dsq-add-new-comment" class="dsq-h3-addcomment">',
								Dsq.Strings.ADD_NEW_COMMENT,
						'</h3>',
						'<div id="dsq-login">',
						(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated && Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post
								? '<p class="dsq-login-message" id="dsq-login-message">You are commenting as a <a class="dsq-help" title="Click for more information" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Guest</a>. You may log into:</p>'
								: '')
		]);
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			result = result.concat([
							Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
								'<a id="dsq-login-toggle" href="%(disqus_url)s%(login_url)s?next=article:%(thread_id)s" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false"><img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsq-profile-btn.png" title="%(log_into)s" alt="%(log_into)s"/></a>',
								{login_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGIN, thread_id: Dsq.jsonData.thread.id, log_into: Dsq.Strings.LOG_INTO_DISQUS}
								),
							'&nbsp; ',
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ?
								'<div id="dsq-fbc-login" onlogin="DisqusFbcParentController.onLogin()" size="medium" background="light" length="short" style="display:inline; margin-right:7px"></div>' :
								''
							),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-twitter-login" class="dsq-twitter-login" onclick="Dsq.Twitter.startTwitterConnect();" style="display:inline; cursor: pointer"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/twitter-signin-short.png" style="margin-right:7px" /></div>', {}) : ''),
							(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ?
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate(
									'<div id="dsq-openid-login" class="dsq-openid-login" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.requestURL();" style="display:inline; cursor:pointer;"><img src="%(media_url)s/images/openid-login-button.png"/></div>', {}
								) : '')
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
						'</div>', // dsq-login
					'</div>', // dsq-auth-header
					'<div id="dsq-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated" ',
						Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated ? 'style="display:block"' : '',
						'>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-pic">',
								Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">' +
																			'<img class="dsq-post-avatar" src="%(avatar_url)s" alt="" /></a>',
																			{avatar_url: Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_AVATAR,
																			url: (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
																					 ? Dsq.jsonData.request.url
																					 : Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + Dsq.Urls.REQUEST_USER_PROFILE) }),
						'</div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>', {url:Dsq.jsonData.request.url})
										  )
										: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(
												Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(profile_url)s" title="%(request_display_username)s">%(request_display_username)s</a>')
											)
									),
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">',
									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="%(media_url)s/images/dsqicon12.png" alt="%(logged_in_as)s"/>&nbsp',
											{logged_in_as: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGGED_IN_AS(Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username)})
										: ''),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote
										? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="%(logout_from_disqus)s">',
											{logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN, logout_from_disqus: Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('DISQUS')})
										: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'twitter')
												? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using Twitter (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
												 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
												: ((Dsq.jsonData.request.remote_domain == 'openid')
													 ? Dsq.Utils.interpolate('using OpenID (<a href="%(disqus_url)s%(logout_url)s?ctkn=%(csrf_token)s" title="Logout">Logout</a>)',
													 {logout_url: Dsq.Urls.LOGOUT, csrf_token: Dsq.CSRF_TOKEN})
													 : ''
													)
											)
									),

									(!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_remote ? Dsq.FmtStrings.LOGOUT_FROM('<span class="logo-disqus">DISQUS</span>') : ''),
									'</a>',
								'</li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
		]);
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect) {
			result = result.concat([
					'<div id="dsq-fbc-authenticated" class="dsq-authenticated">',
						'<div id="dsq-fbc-profilepic" class="dsq-authenticated-pic" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.ProfilePic" size="square" facebook-logo="true"></div>',
						'<div class="dsq-authenticated-info">',
							'<ul>',
								'<li>',
									'Logged in as <span id="dsq-fbc-name" uid="loggedinuser" type="FB.XFBML.Name" linked="true" useyou="false"></span>',
								'</li>',
								'<li class="logout">using Facebook Connect <a href="#" onclick="javascript:DisqusFbcParentController.logout();return false;">(Logout)</a></li>',
							'</ul>',
						'</div>',
					'</div>'
			]);
		}
		result = result.concat([
				'</div>', // dsq-auth
				'<div id="dsq-toolbar-items">',
				'</div>'
		]);
		result = result.concat([
					//
					//
					//
				((!Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_post && !Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) ?
					// Needs to be translated:
					('<p id="dsq-no-anon-msg">Required: Please log into <span class="logo-disqus">Disqus</span> ' +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_fb_connect ? 'or connect with Facebook ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_twitter_signin ? 'or sign in with Twitter ' : '') +
					(Dsq.jsonData.context.use_openid ? 'or sign in using OpenID ' : '') +
					Dsq.Utils.interpolate('to comment on <strong>%(forum_name)s</strong>.</p>')) :
					''
				),
				'<div id="dsq-post-add"></div>',
				'<div style="margin:10px 0">',
				((Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media) ?
						'<a href="#" id="dsq-media-link" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, false, \'media\'); return false">' + Dsq.Strings.USE_MEDIA + ' <small>&#9660;</small></a>' :
						''),
				'</div>'
		]);
		return result.join('');
	};


	this.header = function() {

		var html = '\<h3 id="dsq-comments-count" class="dsq-h3-commentcount">\
	 Showing <span id="dsq-num-posts">50</span> of <span id="dsq-total-posts">53</span> Comments\
	 &nbsp;\
	 <span class="dsq-item-feed">\
	 <a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/stay_classy_eric_swafford/latest.rss"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/bullet-feed.png"></a>\
	 </span>\
	 </h3>\
	 <div id="dsq-options" style="margin:15px 0">\
	 <span class="dsq-item-sort">\
	 Sort by\
	 <select id="dsq-sort-select" onchange="Dsq.Thread.sortBy(this.value);">\
	 <option value="hot" >Popular now</option>\
	 <option value="best" >Best Rating</option>\
	 <option value="newest" selected="selected">Newest first</option>\
	 <option value="oldest" >Oldest first</option>\
	 </select>\
	 &nbsp;\
	 </span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-cp"><a href="http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/stay_classy_eric_swafford/">Community Page</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</span>\
	 <span class="dsq-item-subscribe">\
	 <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/email.png" style="width:12px;height:12px;vertical-align:middle">\
	 <span id="dsq-subscribe">\
	 <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a>\
	 </span>\
	 </span>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-alerts">\
	 </div>\
		';

		
			html = Dsq.Templates.authPost() + html;
		

		
		if (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) { 
			html = ' \
			<div class="dsq-alert-message dsq-upgrade-message"> \
				<strong>Disqus upgrade available.</strong> Hi ' + Dsq.jsonData.request.display_username + ', this message is being displayed to you because you are a moderator of this site. <a href="#" onclick="Dsq.$(\'dsq-upgrade-message\').style.display=\'block\';this.style.display=\'none\';return false">Click here for details.</a> \
				<div style="display:none; margin-top:10px;" id="dsq-upgrade-message"> \
					A new theme is available with added features. <a href="http://disqus.com/comments/settings/' + Dsq.jsonData.forum.url + '/?p=customize">To change your theme, click here</a> and choose the theme Narcissus. \
					If you do not upgrade, you are missing out on features such as: real-time commenting, new sign-in integrations, and an upgrade interface. \
					<strong>This message will automatically go away in one week.</strong> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			' + html; 
		}
		return html;
	};

	this.footer = function() {
		var html = Dsq.Templates.pagination();

		

		html += Dsq.Templates.reactions();

		

		return html;
	};

	this.pagination = function() {
		var html = '';
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) { Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = ''; }
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.thread.paginate) { return ''; }

		//
		// TODO: num_paginator still uses the template tag for pagination, 
		// 		while append_paginator does it all in JavaScript.
		//		This should all be in JavaScript.
		//

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages > 1 && Dsq.jsonData.request.page < Dsq.jsonData.thread.num_pages) {
			html = ' \<a class="dsq-paginate-append-text" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this); return false">Show more comments...</a>\
	 <button class="dsq-button-small dsq-paginate-append-button" onclick="Dsq.Thread.paginate(Dsq.jsonData.request.page + 1, this);">Load more comments</button>\
			';
		}
		
		if (Dsq.$('dsq-pagination')) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML = html;
			return '';
		} else {
			return '<div id="dsq-pagination" class="dsq-pagination">' + html + '</div>';
		}
	};

	this.trackbacks = function() {
		var html = '';

		if(typeof DsqLocal != 'undefined' && DsqLocal.trackback_url && DsqLocal.trackbacks) {
			var trackbacks = DsqLocal.trackbacks;
			var trackback_url = DsqLocal.trackback_url;
		} else {
			var trackbacks = [
			
			
			];
			var trackback_url = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/stay_classy_eric_swafford/trackback/';
		}

		html += '<div class="dsq-item-trackback">Trackback URL&nbsp;&nbsp;<input class="dsq-trackback-url" onclick="this.select()" readonly="true" value="' + trackback_url + '"></div>';

		if(trackbacks.length) {
			html += '<ul id="dsq-references">'
			for(var i = 0; i < trackbacks.length; i++) {
				var trackback = trackbacks[i];
				html += '<li><cite><a href="' + trackback.author_url + '" rel="nofollow">' + trackback.author_name + '</a></cite> \
						<p class="dsq-meta">' + trackback.date + '</p> \
						<p class="dsq-content">' + trackback.excerpt + '</p></li>';
			}
			html += '</ul>';
			html = '<h3 class="dsq-h3-trackbacks">Trackbacks</h3>' + html;
		}

		return html;
	}

	this.showRetweets = function(id, limit, element_id /* Optional */) {
		var source, html = '';

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			if (reaction.id === id) {
				source = reaction.retweets;
			}
		}

		if (source) {
			if (limit === 0) {
				limit = source.length;
			}

			for (var j = 0; j < limit; j++) {
				var rt = source[j];
				html += '<a href="' + rt.url + '">' + rt.author_name + '</a>'	+ ((j === (limit - 1)) ? '.' : ', ');
			}
		}

		if (element_id === undefined) {
			return html;
		}

		var element = document.getElementById(element_id);
		element.innerHTML = html;
		return element;
	};

	this.showMoreReactions = function(reactions, has_more, start, limit) {
		var link = document.getElementById('dsq-show-more-reactions');
		var container = link.parentNode;
		container.removeChild(link);

		for (var i = 0, reaction; reaction = reactions[i]; i++) {
			var el = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (el) {
				container.innerHTML += el;
			}
		}

		if (has_more) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = start;
			var l = limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			container.innerHTML += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}
	};

	this.generateReactionHTML = function(reaction) {
		if (reaction.body === null || reaction.body == '') {
			return;
		}

		if (reaction.author_name === '') {
			reaction.author_name = '&nbsp;';
		}

		if (reaction.url === '') {
			reaction.url = reaction.get_service_url;
		}

		/* Reaction HTML begins */
		var item = '<li class="dsq-reaction" id="dsq-reaction-' + reaction.id + '">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-header">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-header-avatar">';

		if (reaction.author_url && reaction.author_url !== '') {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="' + reaction.author_url +'">';
		} else {
			item += '<a target="_blank" href="#" onclick="return false;">';
		}

		if (reaction.avatar_url && reaction.avatar_url !== '') {
			item += '<img src="' + reaction.avatar_url + '"/>';
		} else {
			item += '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/noavatar32.png"/>';
		}

		var service_icon = (reaction.get_service_name == 'trackback' || reaction.get_service_name == 'pingback' ? 'rss' : reaction.get_service_name.replace(' ', ''));
		item += '<img class="dsq-service-icon" src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/reactions/services/' + service_icon + '.png"/>'
			+ '</a></div>'
			+ '<cite><span>' + reaction.author_name + '</span></cite>'
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"><a class="dsq-header-time">' + reaction.date_created + '</a></span>'
			+ '</div><div class="dsq-reaction-body">'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-message">' + reaction.body + '</div>'
			+ '<div class="dsq-reaction-footer">From <a class="dsq-service-name" target="_blank" href="' + reaction.url + '">' + reaction.get_service_name + '</a> '
			+ 'via ' + (reaction.source == 'backtype' ? '<a href="http://backtype.com/">BackType</a>' : '<a href="' + reaction.source_url + '">UberVU</a>')
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator ? '&nbsp;&bull;&nbsp;<a class="dsq-hide-reaction" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Reaction.hide(' + reaction.id + '); return false;">Hide</a>' : '') + '</div></div>';

		if(reaction.retweets) {
			var num_retweets = reaction.retweets.length;
			if (num_retweets > 0) {
				item += '<div class="dsq-reaction-retweets">';
				if (num_retweets == 1) {
					item += 'One more retweet from <a href="' + reaction.retweets[0].url + '">'  + reaction.retweets[0].author_name + '</a>';
				} else {
					item += (num_retweets + ' more retweets from ');

					item += '<span id="dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '">';
					var n_tweets = (num_retweets > 15) ? 15 : num_retweets;
					item += Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(reaction.id, n_tweets);

					if (n_tweets != num_retweets) {
						item += '</span> <a onclick="Dsq.Templates.showRetweets(' + reaction.id + ', 0, \'dsq-reaction-retweets-' + reaction.id + '\');'
							+ 'this.parentNode.removeChild(this); return false;" href="#">Show all</a>';
					}
				}
				item += '</div>';
			}
		}

		item += '</li>'; /* Reaction HTML ends */
		return item;
	};

	this.reactions = function() {
		var html, reaction;

		if (Dsq.jsonData.reactions === undefined || Dsq.jsonData.reactions.length === 0) {
			return '';
		}

		html = '';
		for (var i = 0; reaction = Dsq.jsonData.reactions[i]; i++) {
			var item = Dsq.Templates.generateReactionHTML(reaction);
			if (item) {
				html += item;
			}
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.has_more_reactions) {
			var d = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url;
			var f = Dsq.jsonData.forum.url;
			var t = Dsq.jsonData.thread.id;
			var s = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_start;
			var l = Dsq.jsonData.reactions_limit;

			var handler = 'Dsq.Utils.execScript(\'' + d + '/forums/' + f + '/more_reactions.js?t=' + t + '&s=' + s + '&l=' + l + '\', true); return false;';
			html += '<li id="dsq-show-more-reactions"><a href="#" onclick="' + handler + '">Show more reactions</a></li>';
		}

		return '<h3 class="dsq-h3-reactions">Reactions</h3><ul id="dsq-reactions" class="dsq-reactions">' + html + '</ul>';
	};
	
	this.missingPermissions = function() {
		return '';
	};

	//
	// Post
	//

	this.prependPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="comment-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.appendPost = function(post_id) {
		var html = '<div id="dsq-comment-reply-' + post_id + '"></div>';
		return html;
	};

	this.postPrependHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-header-avatar" id="dsq-header-avatar-' + post_id + '" onmouseover="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')"> \
				<a id="dsq-avatar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-avatar" href="' + userData.url + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">'
			+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.show_avatar
				? '<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key].avatar + '" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '</a>'
			+ '</div> \
		';
	};

	this.postAppendHeader = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];

		return ''
			+ (_meta.author_is_moderator
				? '<img class="dsq-mod-star" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/bullet-star.png" title="Moderator" alt="" />'
				: '')
			+ '<span class="dsq-header-meta"> \
				<a id="dsq-time-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-header-time" href="#comment-' + post_id + '" title="Permalink">' + _meta.date + '</a> \
			</span>';
	};

	this.preBody = function(post_id) {
		return '';
	}

	this.postBody = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Deprecate flagging conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		return ''
			+ (_meta.edited
				? '<p class="dsq-editedtxt">(Edited by a moderator)</p>'
				: '')
			;
	};

	this.postFooter = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: Use media should be conditional
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		if(_meta.killed) { return ''; }

		return ' \
			<div class="dsq-comment-footer" id="dsq-comment-footer-' + post_id + '"> \
				<div id="dsq-points-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-likedtxt">'
				+ (_meta.points
					? _meta.points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(_meta.points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.'
					: '')
				+ '</div>'
				+ '<ul class="dsq-comment-options dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.votable
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first dsq-rate" id="dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id + '">'
					+ (!_meta.up_voted
						? '<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.rate(this, ' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Like</a>'
						: 'You liked this.') + '</li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-report' + (!_meta.votable ? ' dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-post-report-' + post_id + '"><a href="#" class="dsq-post-report" onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + post_id + ', false); return false;">Report</a></li> \
				</ul> \
				<ul class="dsq-list-style">'
				+ (_meta.can_reply
					? '<li class="dsq-list-first"><a href="#" id="dsq-reply-link-' + post_id +'" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleReply(this, ' + post_id +'); return false;">Reply</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ (_meta.can_reply && !_meta.has_replies && _meta.from_request_user
					? '<li id="dsq-edit-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-edit-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit</a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="' + (!_meta.can_reply ? 'dsq-list-first' : '') + '" id="dsq-more-el-' + post_id + '"><a id="dsq-more-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'more\'); return false">More <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
				+ (Dsq.jsonData.forum.use_media
					? '<li id="dsq-media-el-' + post_id +'" style="display:none"><a id="dsq-media-link-' + post_id + '" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.showMenu(this, ' + post_id + ', \'media\'); return false">Use Media <small>&#9660;</small></a></li>'
					: '')
				+ '</ul>'
				+ '<div id="dsq-reply-bar-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar" style="display:none"> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-items-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-items"> \
						</div> \
						<div id="dsq-reply-bar-auth-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-reply-bar-auth"> \
							 \
								 \
								 	<a href="#" class="dsq-help dsq-reply-req-opt" title="You are commenting as a Guest. You may choose to log into an existing DISQUS Profile, your Facebook, Twitter or OpenID account to comment on The Washington Independent" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges(); return false">Optional:</a> \
								 \
								<img class="dsq-login-icon" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/dsq-favicon-16x16.png" alt="" /> \
								<a id="dsq-reply-login-' + post_id + '" href="http://disqus.com/profile/login/?next=article:11535804" onclick="Dsq.Popup.login(); return false">Login</a> \
								 \
								 \
								 \
							 \
						</div> \
					</div> \
					<div id="dsq-reply-' + post_id + '"></div> \
			</div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Iframes
	//

	this._makeAttributes = function(attributes) {
		// Makes a tag attributes string out of an object.
		// Caller is responsible for making sure nothing needs to be escaped.
		var result = [];
		for (key in attributes) {
			result.push(' ' + key + '="' + attributes[key] + '"');
		}
		result = result.join('');
		return result;
	};

	this._frameGeneric = function(base_url, params, attributes) {
		if(typeof(disqus_callback_params) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_callback_params = '';
		}

		var default_params = {
			// TODO: These should be moved to Dsq.jsonData.
			'f'				: 'washingtonindependent',
			't'				: 'stay_classy_eric_swafford',
			// Do we need encodeURIComponent here?
			'ifrs'			: encodeURIComponent(disqus_iframe_css),
			'to_redirect'	: encodeURIComponent(window.location),
			'cbp'			: disqus_callback_params,
			'ff'			: Dsq.Thread.ff,
			'fc'			: Dsq.Thread.fc,
			'ac'			: Dsq.Thread.ac,
			'default_text'	: disqus_default_text
		};

		base_url += '?' + (new Date()).getTime();
		// Add params to default_params.
		if(params) {
			for(var key in params) {
				if(params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					default_params[key] = encodeURIComponent(params[key]);
				}
			}
		}
		// Build querystring.
		for(var key in default_params) {
			if(default_params[key] && default_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				base_url += '&' + key + '=' + default_params[key];
			}
		}

		return [
			'<iframe marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" hspace="0" vspace="0" frameborder="0"',
			(' allowtransparency="true" src="' + base_url + '"'),
			this._makeAttributes(attributes),
			'</iframe>'].join('');
	};

	this.frameLogin = function(opt_attributes) {
		var params = {};
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/login.html';
		var attributes = opt_attributes || {};
		attributes['class'] = 'dsq-post-login';

		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameReply = function(post_id, extra_params, attributes) {
		// Returns the HTML for a reply iframe. Called by Dsq.Iframes.setReplyIframeToContainer
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = Dsq.Urls.REPLY;
		var params = {
			'def_email'		: disqus_def_email,
			'def_name'		: disqus_def_name
		};
		if(extra_params) {
			for(var key in extra_params) {
				if(extra_params.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
					params[key] = extra_params[key];
				}
			}
		}
		if(_meta) {
			params['parent_post'] = post_id;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined') {
			params['per_page'] = disqus_per_page;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_frame_theme != 'undefined') {
			params['theme'] = disqus_frame_theme;
		}
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated) {
			attributes['class'] += '-authenticated';
		}
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, attributes);
	};

	this.frameEdit = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = (typeof post_id != 'undefined') ? Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] : false;
		var base_url = 'http://disqus.com/embed/edit.html';
		var params = {
			'p' : post_id
		};
		return this._frameGeneric(base_url, params, {'class': 'dsq-post-edit', 'name': 'dsq-edit_' + post_id + '-frame'});
	};

	//
	// Menus
	//

	this.menuMore = function(post_id) {
		// TODO: "Remove post" button should hide menu.
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#comment-' + post_id + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.permalink(' + post_id + ')">Link</a></li> \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Profile</a></li>'
	+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || Dsq.jsonData.request.is_global_moderator
		? '	<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>' + (_meta.email ? '<li class="dsq-admin-email">' + _meta.email + '</li>' : '')
		+ '	<li class="dsq-admin-ip">' + _meta.ip + '</li> \
			<li class="dsq-menu-sep"></li>'
		+ (Dsq.jsonData.request.moderator_can_edit
			? ' <li class="dsq-admin-edit"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.edit(this, ' + post_id + '); return false;">Edit Comment</a></li>'
			: '')
		+ ' <li class="dsq-remove"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.removePost(' + post_id + ', 1); return false;">Remove Comment</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-report-spam"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.reportSpam(' + post_id + '); return false;">Mark Spam</a></li> \
			<li class="dsq-block-user"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.blacklist(' + post_id + '); return false">Block User</a></li>'
		: '');
	};

	this.menuMedia = function(post_id) {
		return ' \
			<li><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(this, ' + post_id + ', \'seesmic\'); return false;">Record video</a></li> \
		';
	};

	this.dropProfile = function(post_id) {
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id];
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][_meta.user_key];

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(null, post_id);
			var html = '';
			var hiddenThreshold = 3; // Define # of services to show before stuffing them in hidden div

			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == hiddenThreshold
					? '<li id="dsq-drop-hidden-' + post_id +'" class="dsq-drop-hidden"><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li class="dsq-drop-services"> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank"> \
						<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>';
			}

			if(i >= hiddenThreshold) {
				html += '</ul></li> \
				<li id="dsq-drop-more-' + post_id + '" class="dsq-drop-more"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Post.dropProfileMore(this, '+ post_id + '); return false"><small>&#9660;</small></a></li> \
				';
			}
			return html;
		};


		var menu = '<li class="dsq-drop-showlnk"><a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup.popProfile(' + post_id + '); return false;">Expand &#8663;</a></li>';
		var pointsMessage = '';
		if (userData['registered']) {
			pointsMessage = 'with ' + userData['points'] + ' points (more points are better).';
		}

		if (userData['is_remote']) {
			var domain = userData['remote_domain_name'];
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' is a ' + domain + ' user ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
			menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-' + domain.toLowerCase() + '">' + domain + '</span></li>';
		} else if (userData['registered']) {
			if (userData['verified']) {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a verified commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-verified">Verified</span></li>';
			} else {
				menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has a registered, but unverified, commenter profile ' + pointsMessage + '" onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()">';
				menu += '<span class="dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span></li>';
			}
		} else {
			menu += '<li class="dsq-drop-badge" title="' + userData['display_name'] + ' has not claimed this commenter profile." onclick="Dsq.Popup.helpBadges()"><span class="dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span></li>';
		}

		menu += _includeServices();
		return menu;
	};

	//
	// Popups
	//

	this._popupGeneric = function(content) {
		return ' \
		<div class="dsq-popup-content"> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-top"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-body" class="clearfix"> \
				<div class="dsq-popup-body-padding"> \
					<div class="dsq-popup-header"> \
						<a class="dsq-close-link" href="#" onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true); return false"><img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/modal-close.png" alt="" /></a>'
						+ content['header']
					+ '</div>'
					+ content['body']
					+ '<div class="powered-by"><a href="http://disqus.com/comments/">Powered by <img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/embed/disqus-logo.png" alt="Disqus Comments" style="margin-bottom:-5px" /></a></div> \
				</div> <!-- padding --> \
			</div> <!-- body --> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-bottom"></div> \
		</div> \
		';
	};

	this.popupProfile = function(user_key) {
		var userServices = Dsq.Post.getUserServices(user_key, null);
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		var _includeServices = function() {
			var html = '';
			for(var i = 0; i < userServices.length; i++) {
				html +=
				(i == 0
					? '<h4>Connections</h4><ul>'
					: '')
				+ '<li> \
					<img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.media_url + '/images/embed/services/' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '.png" alt="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" title="' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" /> \
					<a class="dsq-service-' + userServices[i].name.toLowerCase() + '" href="' + userServices[i].url + '" target="_blank">'
					+ userServices[i].name
					+ '</a> \
				</li>'
				+ (i+1 == userServices.length ? '</ul>' : '');
			}
			return html;
		};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<table> \
				<tr> \
					<td> \
						<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><img class="dsq-popup-profile-avatar" src="' + userData['avatar'] + '" alt="" /></a> \
					</td> \
					<td> \
						<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user"> \
							<h3>' + userData['display_name'] + '</h3> \
							<div class="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats" id="dsq-popup-profile-user-stats-' + user_key + '">Loading...</div> \
						</div> \
					</td> \
				</tr> \
			</table> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-state"> \
				This is a&nbsp;<span class="'
					+ (userData['registered']
						? (userData['verified']
							? ' dsq-badge-verified'
							: (userData['is_remote']
								? ' dsq-badge-' + userData['remote_domain_name'].toLowerCase()
								: ' dsq-badge-registered')
							)
							: ' dsq-badge-guest') + '">'
			+ (userData['registered']
				? (userData['verified']
					? 'Verified'
					: (userData['is_remote']
						 ? userData['remote_domain_name']
						 : 'Registered')
					)
				: 'Guest')
			+ '</span>&nbsp;commenter profile.'
			+ '&nbsp;<a class="dsq-profile-userurl" href="' + userData.url + '"><strong>View more comments </strong></a>'
			+ (!userData['points']
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice">If this is you, <a href="http://disqus.com/profile" target="_blank">claim it now</a> to manage your comments.</p>'
				: '')
			+ ((userData['registered'] && !userData['verified'] && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username && (Dsq.jsonData.request.username == userData['username'])) && !userData['is_remote'])
				? '<p class="dsq-popup-notice"><strong>Alert</strong>: You have not verified this account. <a href="http://disqus.com/verify">Verify it now.</a></p>'
				: '')
			+ '</div> \
			<div id="dsq-profile-status-' + user_key + '" class="dsq-popup-profile-status" style="display:none"></div> \
			<div class="dsq-popup-profile-snapshot"> \
				<table> \
					<tr> \
						<td> \
							<div id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Most active sites</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-active-sites-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
						<td>'
							+ _includeServices()
							+ '<div id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-wrapper-' + user_key + '"> \
								<h4>Moderator of</h4> \
								<ul id="dsq-popup-profile-moderated-' + user_key + '"> \
									<li>Loading...</li> \
								</ul> \
							</div> \
						</td> \
					</tr> \
				</table> \
			</div> \
			';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupReblog = function() {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<cite><span>Reblog this comment</span></cite> \
		';

		bodyHtml = ' \
			<div id="dsq-reblog-form" class="dsq-reblog-form"> \
			</div> \
		';

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.popupModal = function(title, message) {
		var headerHtml = '';
		var bodyHtml = '';
		var content = {};

		headerHtml = ' \
			<h3>' + title + '</h3> \
		';

		bodyHtml = message;

		content = {
			'header': headerHtml,
			'body': bodyHtml
		};

		return this._popupGeneric(content);
	};

	this.alertContent = function(name, post_id) {
		var alert = {
			'post_not_approved': {
				'title': 'Comment awaiting approval by a moderator',
				'message': 'Thanks for posting. Your comment must be approved by a moderator before appearing here.'
			},
			'post_has_profile': {
				'title': 'Use your existing commenter profile',
				'message': 'You have just posted your commment as a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-guest">Guest</span>, but you may already have a <span class="dsq-badge dsq-badge-registered">Registered</span> commenter profile.<br /><br /><a href="http://disqus.com/claim">Log in and claim this comment!</a>'
			}
		};
		return alert[name] || false;
	};

	//
	// Actions
	//

	this.voted = function(post_id, points, vote) {
		// Update number of points
		Dsq.$('dsq-points-' + post_id).innerHTML = points + Dsq.Utils.pluralize(points, ' person', ' people') + ' liked this comment.';

		// Update link text
		if(vote) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + post_id).innerHTML = 'You liked this.';
		}
	};

	this.subscribed = function(status) {
		var title, message;

		if(status) {
			title = 'Subscribed!';
			message = 'You have subscribed to this comment thread. New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox, where you may read and respond by email.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(0); return false">Unsubscribe</a> \
			';
		} else {
			title = 'Unsubscribed';
			message = 'You have unsubscribed to this comment thread. New comments will no longer be sent to your email inbox.';
			Dsq.$('dsq-subscribe').innerHTML = ' \
				<a href="#" onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1); return false">Subscribe by email</a> \
			';
		}

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);

	};
	
	this.highlighted = function() {
		Dsq.Popup.popModal('This comment has been highlighted.', 'Highlighted comment');
	};

	//
	// Media
	//

	this.mediaSeesmic = function(id, thumb) {
		return ' \
			<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_preview" class="dsq-seesmic-preview"><a href="http://www.seesmic.com/video/' + id + '" target="_blank" class="see_link">&nbsp;</a> \
				<div style="display:block;width:160px; height:120px; border:none; background-image:url(http://t.seesmic.com/thumbnail/' + thumb + ')"> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_hide" class="seePlayOverlay" style="display:none;"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',false)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/stopOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
					<div id="dsq-seesmic-' + id + '_show" class="seePlayOverlay"><img onclick="see_play_video(\'' + id + '\',true)" src="http://media.disqus.com/images/seesmic/playOverlay.png" width="50" height="50" style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand; border:none; padding-top: 30px; padding-left: 50px" alt="" /></div> \
				</div> \
			</div> \
			<div id="' + id + '_content" style="display:block; width:100%; padding-top:5px"></div> \
		';
	};

	//
	// Callbacks
	//

	this.postComment_onSuccess = function(parent_post_id) {
		// Increment post count
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');
		
		if (num_posts) { 
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) { 
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML) + 1;
		}
	};
};
// Dsq.Templates


/**
 * Dsq.Post
 */
Dsq.Post = new function() {
	this.openedMenu = {};
	this.menuEventListener = null;
	this.stateReplyToggled = {};
	this.stateEditToggled = {};
	this.stateRecordLink = {};

	/**
	 * Inserts a new post into the document.
	 *
	 * @param after_id {Number}	Insert a post before specified id.  If after_id
	 *							evaluates to false, then post in the front.  If
	 *							after_id is -1, post at the end.
	 */
	this.insert = function(after_id, id, message, author) {
		// Skeleton template from thread_posts.html.
		var skeleton = ' \
			<li id="dsq-comment-%(id)s"> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-header-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-header"> \
					<cite id="dsq-cite-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-cite"> \
						<a id="dsq-author-user-%(id)s" href="%(author_url)s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">%(author_name)s</a> \
					</cite> \
				</div> \
				<div id="dsq-comment-body-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-body"> \
					<div id="dsq-comment-message-%(id)s" class="dsq-comment-message">%(message)s</div> \
				</div> \
			</li> \
		';
		var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
		var _user_meta = Dsq.jsonData.users[_meta.user_key];
		var markup = Dsq.Utils.interpolate(skeleton, {
			id: id,
			message: message,
			author_url: _user_meta.blog,
			author_name: _user_meta.display_name
		});
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		markup = markup.replace(Dsq.COMMENTS_RE, Dsq.CommentsHandler);
		div.innerHTML = markup;

		if (after_id === -1) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').appendChild(div);
		} else if (!after_id) {
			Dsq.$('dsq-comments').insertBefore(div, Dsq.$('dsq-comments').firstChild);
		} else if (Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + after_id)) {
			// Get next node after "after_id", so we can insert before it.
			// If "after_id" is the last comment, the target node is the
			// last node.
			
			// var append_post_id = Dsq.Templates.appendPost(after_id).replace('<div id="','').replace('"></div>', '');
			var append_post_id = 'dsq-append-post-' + after_id;
			var node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			while (node = node.nextSibling) {
				if (!node || node.nodeType == 1) { // 1 == Node.ELEMENT_NODE
					break;
				}
			}
			if (!node) {
				node = Dsq.$(append_post_id);
			}
			node.parentNode.insertBefore(div, node);
		}
	};

	this.incrementPostCount = function() {
		
		var num_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-num-posts');
		var total_posts = Dsq.$('dsq-total-posts');

		if (num_posts) {
			num_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(num_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
		if (total_posts) {
			total_posts.innerHTML = parseInt(total_posts.innerHTML, 10) + 1;
		}
	}
	
	this.outlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className += ' dsq-comment-outline';
		setTimeout("(function () { Dsq.Post.clearOutlineComment(" + post_id + ") })()", 3000);
	};
	
	this.clearOutlineComment = function(post_id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-' + post_id).className.replace('dsq-comment-outline', '');
	};

	this.showMenu = function(el, id, name) {
		var anchorPos = Dsq.Utils.findPos(el);
		var menu = document.createElement('ul');

		if(this.openedMenu) {
			if(this.openedMenu.linkClicked) {
				this.openedMenu.linkClicked = false;
				return;
			}
		}

		switch(name) {
			case 'more':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMore(id);
				break;
			case 'media':
				menu.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.menuMedia(id);
				break;
			default:
				break;
		}

		// Add menu to document body
		menu.id = 'dsq-menu-' + id;
		menu.className = 'dsq-menu';
		Dsq.$b.appendChild(menu);

		// Position and show
		anchorPos[1] += 15;
		menu.style.left = anchorPos[0] + 'px';
		menu.style.top = anchorPos[1] + 'px';
		menu.style.display = 'block';

		// Set global reference
		this.openedMenu = {
			'el' : menu,
			'id' : id,
			'name' : name,
			'linkClicked' : false
		};

		// Set listener
		this.menuEventListener = Dsq.Utils.addEventListener(document, 'mouseup', this._hideMenu);
	};

	this._hideMenu = function(e) {
		var el = e.target || e.srcElement;
		var openedMenu = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el;
		var id = Dsq.Post.openedMenu.id;

		if(!id) {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link';
		} else {
			var link = 'dsq-' + Dsq.Post.openedMenu.name + '-link-' + id;
		}

		if(!openedMenu) {
			return;
		}

		if(!Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, openedMenu.id)) {
			openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
			Dsq.Utils.removeEventListener(Dsq.Post.menuEventListener);
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(openedMenu);

		} else {
			// Hide the menu if a link was clicked inside the menu.  We can't
			// completely remove the menu until the onclick event on the link
			// fires, but the menuEventListener will prevent multiple menus
			// from polluting the DOM.
			if(el && typeof el.href != 'undefined') {
				openedMenu.style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Post.openedMenu.el = null;
			}
		}

		if(Dsq.Popup.isClicked(e, link)) {
 			Dsq.Post.openedMenu.linkClicked = true;
		}
	};


	this.getUserServices = function(user_key, id) {
		if(!user_key && id) {
			var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
			user_key = _meta.user_key;
		}
		var userData = Dsq.jsonData['users'][user_key];
		var userServices = [];

		// Keep a full list of supported services. This is the order they will display in the drop-profile.
		// Each service must have a corresponding case in _buildServiceUrl()
		var supportedServices = ['blog', 'twitter', 'facebook', 'tumblr'];

		function _buildServiceUrl(serviceName) {
			var data = userData[serviceName];
			var services = {
				blog:		function(d) { return d; },
				twitter:	function(d) { return d; },
				facebook:	function(d) { return d; },
				tumblr:		function(d) { return 'http://' + d + '.tumblr.com'; }
			};
			return services[serviceName](data);
		}

		for(var i = 0; i < supportedServices.length; i++) {
			if(userData[supportedServices[i]]) {
				var serviceUrl = _buildServiceUrl(supportedServices[i]);
				userServices.push({'name' : supportedServices[i], 'url' : serviceUrl});
			}
		}
		return userServices;
	}

	this.dropProfile = function(id) {
		var dp = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-profile-' + id);

		// IE6 needs JS to display/hide. All other browsers use CSS.
		if(dp) {
			if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) dp.style.display = (dp.style.display == 'inline') ? 'none' : 'inline';
			return false;
		} else {
			dp = document.createElement('ul');
		}

		dp.id = 'dsq-drop-profile-' + id;
		dp.className = 'dsq-drop-profile';

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) { dp.style.display = 'inline'; }

		var container = Dsq.$('dsq-header-avatar-' + id);
		dp.innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.dropProfile(id);
		container.appendChild(dp);
	};

	this.dropProfileMore = function(el, id) {
		var hiddenItems = Dsq.$('dsq-drop-hidden-' + id);

		hiddenItems.style.display = 'inline';
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
	};

	this._updateReplyLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "reply / cancel" links based on state.
		var displayDict = {};

		if(id) {
			if(this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				el.innerHTML = 'Cancel';
				displayDict['media'] = 'inline';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'none';
			} else {
				el.innerHTML = 'Reply';
				displayDict['media'] = 'none';
				displayDict['edit'] = 'inline';
			}
		}

		for(var key in displayDict) {
			if(displayDict.hasOwnProperty(key)) {
				var	linkEl = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-el-' + id),
					spacer = Dsq.$('dsq-' + key + '-spacer-' + id);

				if(linkEl) {
					linkEl.style.display = displayDict[key];
					if(spacer) spacer.style.display = displayDict[key];
				}
			}
		}
	};

	this._updateMediaLinks = function(el, id) {
		// Update "use media / cancel" links based on state.
		var appendId = (id) ? ('-' + id) : '';
		var link = Dsq.$('dsq-media-link' + appendId);

		if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			link.innerHTML = 'Cancel Media';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.toggleMediaReply(link, id); return false; };
		} else {
			link.innerHTML = 'Use Media <small>&#9660;</small>';
			link.onclick = function() { Dsq.Post.showMenu(link, id, 'media'); return false; };
		}
	};

	this.toggleReply = function(el, id) {
		// Create reply IFrame
		if (window.disqus_use_postmessage) {
			if (!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				// Create IFrame if it doesn't exist.
				if (!Dsq.frames['reply_' + id]) {
					var _meta = Dsq.jsonData.posts[id];
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id] = new Dsq.ReplyFrame(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-frame-' + id), id);
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].init();
					Dsq.frames['reply_' + id].setState(id, _meta.depth);
				}
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
			}
		} else {
			// DEPRECATED
			if(!this.stateReplyToggled[id]) {
				// Reply toolbar
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'block';
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id), id);
			} else {
				Dsq.$('dsq-reply-bar-' + id).style.display = 'none';
				Dsq.Iframes.hideAllInContainer(Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id));
				if(this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
					// HACK: Cancel media before canceling self.
					this.toggleMediaReply(Dsq.$('dsq-media-link-' + id), id);
				}
			}
		}

		this.stateReplyToggled[id] = !this.stateReplyToggled[id];
		this._updateReplyLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-reply-' + id); }

		Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED, {
			postId: id,
			opened: this.stateReplyToggled[id]
		});
	};

	this.toggleMediaReply = function(el, id, xtype) {
		id = id || 0;
		if(id) {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + id);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(!this.stateRecordLink[id]) {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id, {xtype:xtype}, 'dsq-post-video');
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, id);
		}
		this.stateRecordLink[id] = !this.stateRecordLink[id];
		this._updateMediaLinks(el, id);

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};

	this.edit = function(el, id) {
		Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id).innerHTML = Dsq.Templates.frameEdit(id);
		el.parentNode.style.display = 'none';
		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE('dsq-comment-message-' + id); }
	};

    this.rate = function(el, id, vote) {
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || Dsq.jsonData.forum.allow_anon_votes) {
			if(vote == 1) {
                Dsq.$('dsq-rate-cont-' + id).innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
            }

            Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/vote.js'
                + '?post_id='    + id
                + '&vote='        + vote);

		} else {
			Dsq.Popup.login(Dsq.Strings.TO_RATE_PLEASE_LOG_IN);
		}
    };

	this.report = function(id, confirmed) {
		if(confirmed) {
			Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/stay_classy_eric_swafford/post_report/', {'post_id': id});
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Thank you. This comment has been flagged for moderator attention.', 'Successfully flagged');
			Dsq.Utils.deleteNode(Dsq.$('dsq-post-report-' + id));
		} else {
			var title = Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT;
			var message = Dsq.Strings.ARE_YOU_SURE_YOU_WOULD_LIKE_TO_REPORT_THIS_COMMENT_TO_A_MODERATOR + '? \
			<br /><br /> \
			<button onclick="Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true)"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.NO + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.NEVER_MIND + '</button>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<button onclick="Dsq.Post.report(' + id + ', true);"><strong>' + Dsq.Strings.YES + '</strong>, ' + Dsq.Strings.FLAG_INAPPROPRIATE_COMMENT + '</button><br /><br />'
			+ Dsq.Strings.THIS_WILL_FLAG_COMMENTS_FOR_MODERATORS_TO_TAKE_ACTION + '. \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title, id);
		}
	};



	this.showAlert = function(id, msg) {
		var msgEl = Dsq.$('dsq-comment-message-' + id);
		var alert = '<div class="dsq-comment-alert">' + msg + '</div>';

		msgEl.innerHTML = alert + msgEl.innerHTML;
	};

};
// Dsq.Post


/**
 * Dsq.Thread
 */
Dsq.Thread = new function() {
	this.fc = null;
	this.ff = null;
	this.ac = null;

	
	this.adminIsOn = false;

	
	
	

	this.hlComment = null;
	this.hlCommentClass = null;

	this.getNextComment = function(el) {
		var start_id = el.id;
		while(el = el.nextSibling) {
			if(el.id && el.id.indexOf('dsq-comment-') != -1 && el.id != start_id) {
				return el;
			}
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.getActiveCommentId = function() {
		if (document.URL.indexOf('#comment-') >= 0) {
			var anchor = document.URL.slice(document.URL.indexOf('#') + 1);
			return anchor.replace('comment-', '');
		}
		return null;
	};

	this.highlightAnchor = function() {
		var i = this.getActiveCommentId();
		if (i == null) return false;
		var id = 'dsq-comment-' + i;
		var hash = window.location.hash;

		// Toggle the hash incase the comment isn't available when the page loads
		// for WebKit-based browsers.
		if (Dsq.Utils.webkit) {
			window.location.hash = '';
			window.location.hash = hash;
		}

		this.hlComment = Dsq.$(id);
		// Adding this conditional guard pending #289
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlCommentClass = this.hlComment.className;
		this.hlComment.className += ' dsq-hl-anchor';

		setTimeout("Dsq.Thread.highlightClear()", 3000);
	};

	this.highlightClear = function() {
		if (!this.hlComment) {
			return;
		}
		this.hlComment.className = this.hlCommentClass;
	};

	this.login = function(toggle) {
		// toggle id is #dsq-reply-login-[id]
		var postId;
		if(toggle.id.indexOf('dsq-reply-login') != -1) {
			postId = toggle.id.slice(16);
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-reply-' + postId);
		} else {
			var container = Dsq.$('dsq-post-add');
		}

		if(toggle) {
			if(toggle.className == 'dsq-login-active') {
				Dsq.Iframes.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed(container, postId);
				toggle.className = '';
			} else {
				Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
				toggle.className = 'dsq-login-active';
			}
		} else {
			Dsq.Iframes.showLoginIframeInContainer(container, postId);
		}

		if(Dsq.Utils.ie) { Dsq.Utils.fixIframesIE(); }
	};


	this.paginate = function(page, el_clicked, per_page) {
		// Use extra_params to pass any override parameters that we need to persist.
		var extra_params = '';

		// "Per page" can either be overriden by providing it as an argument
		// (per-call) or setting the disqus_per_page override variable (global).
		if(typeof per_page == 'undefined') {
			per_page = null;
		}
		if(typeof disqus_per_page != 'undefined' && per_page === null) {
			per_page = disqus_per_page;
		}

		if(typeof disqus_sort != 'undefined') {
			extra_params += '&sort=' + disqus_sort;
		}
		if(per_page !== null) {
			extra_params += '&per_page=' + per_page;
		}

		Dsq.$('dsq-pagination').innerHTML += '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading-small.gif">';
		
		if(el_clicked) {
			el_clicked.style.display = 'none';
		}
		
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'stay_classy_eric_swafford'
			+ '&p='		+ page
			+ extra_params);
	};

	this.sortBy = function(sort) {
		var disqus_script = document.createElement('script');
		var disqus_date = new Date();

		if (location.hash != '') {
			location.hash = '#disqus_thread';
		}

		if(typeof(disqus_url) == 'undefined') {
			disqus_url = disqus_href;
		}
		disqus_script.type = 'text/javascript';
		disqus_script.src = 'http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/thread.js'
			+ '?slug='	+ 'stay_classy_eric_swafford'
			+ '&sort='	+ sort
			+ '&title='
			+ '&'		+ disqus_date.getTime();

		Dsq.$('dsq-comments').innerHTML = '<img src="http://media.disqus.com/images/loading.gif">';
		Dsq.container.appendChild(disqus_script);
	};

	this.subscribe = function(status, email) {
		// `status` is an int -- 1 to subscribe, 0 to unsubscribe
		if(Dsq.jsonData.request.is_authenticated || email) {
			// If authenticated user OR anonymous email provided

			if(email) {
				Dsq.Popup._closePopup(null, true);
			}

			Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/subscribe.js'
				+'?status=' 	+ status
				+ '&slug='		+ 'stay_classy_eric_swafford'
				+ '&email=' 	+ encodeURIComponent(email));

		} else if(!email) {
			// If anonymous user and no email has been provided yet, prompt for email

			var title = 'Subscribe to this comment thread';
			var message = ' \
				New comments will be sent directly to your email inbox! \
				<div class="dsq-subscribe-submit"> \
					<p><strong>Enter your email address below.</strong></p> \
					<input type="text" id="dsq-subscribe-email"> \
					<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.subscribe(1, Dsq.$(\'dsq-subscribe-email\').value)">Subscribe</button> \
				</div> \
			';

			Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, title);
		}
	};

	this.showSettings = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator) {
			return;
		}

		/* The form has to be re-designed when more options will come out. */
		var html = 'Automatically close comments after <input size="3" id="dsq-thread-days-alive" value="' + Dsq.jsonData.thread.days_alive + '" type="text" /> days. Existing comments will still be displayed.<br /><br />(Using 0 days will disable this feature)<br /><br />'
								 + '<button onclick="Dsq.Thread.updateDaysAlive();" class="dsq-button-small"><span>Save</span></button>'
								 + '<span id="dsq-thread-settings-status" class="dsq-options-status"></span>';
		Dsq.Popup.popModal(html, 'Settings');
	};

	this.updateDaysAlive = function() {
		var days = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-days-alive').value;
		var status = Dsq.$('dsq-thread-settings-status');
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/update_days_alive.js', {days:days,thread:Dsq.jsonData.thread.id});
		status.innerHTML = 'Saved!';
		window.setTimeout(function() { status.innerHTML = ''; }, 1000);
	};
};
// Dsq.Thread

Dsq.Events = function() {
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var handlers = {};
	var getHandlers = function(event) {
		if (handlers[event] === undefined) {
			handlers[event] = [];
		}
		return handlers[event];
	};

	// Public
	// Value keys : postId, node, xtype
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED = 1;
	// Value keys : postId, opened
	obj.REPLY_IFRAME_TOGGLED = 2;
	obj.fire = function(event, opt_value) {
		if (!event) {
			throw new Error('Unknown event');
		}
		var value = opt_value || {};
		for (var i=0; i<getHandlers(event).length; i++) {
			getHandlers(event)[i](value);
		}
	};
	obj.addHandler = function(event, callback) {
		getHandlers(event).push(callback);
	};

	return obj;
}();

/**
 * Dsq.Realtime
 */
Dsq.Realtime = new function() {
	var initialized = false;
	var interval = null;
	var last_checked = Dsq.jsonData.request.timestamp;
	var new_posts = [];
	var ongoing_request = false;
	var prev_script = null;

	function updateNewPostCount() {
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-alert').style.display = new_posts.length ? 'block' : 'none';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-queued').innerHTML = new_posts.length
		+ ' new '
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, 'comment', 'comments')
		+ Dsq.Utils.pluralize(new_posts.length, ' was', ' were')
		+ ' just posted.';

		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.SHOW + ')';
	}

	function insertNewPosts() {
		var post_id = null;
		var after_id = Dsq.$('dsq-sort-select').value === 'oldest' ? -1 : null;

		for (var i=0; i<new_posts.length; i++) {
			post_id = new_posts[i];
			Dsq.Post.insert(after_id, post_id, Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id].message);
			Dsq.Post.incrementPostCount();
			Dsq.Post.outlineComment(post_id);
		}
		new_posts = [];
	}

	this.enableInterval = function() {
		interval = setInterval(Dsq.Realtime.check, Dsq.jsonData.context.realtime_speed);
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.ENABLED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.PAUSE + ')';
	}

	this.disableInterval = function() {
		if (interval) {
			clearInterval(interval);
			interval = null;
		}
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-status').innerHTML = Dsq.Strings.PAUSED;
		Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').innerHTML = '(' + Dsq.Strings.RESUME + ')';
	}

	this.toggleInterval = function() {
		if (!interval) {
			Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
		} else {
			Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
		}
		return false;
	}

	this.initialize = function() {
		if (!initialized) {
			initialized = true;
			Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-toggle').onclick = this.toggleInterval;
			if (!Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				Dsq.$('dsq-realtime-show').onclick = this.show;
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
			if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.realtime_paused) {
				Dsq.Realtime.disableInterval();
			} else {
				Dsq.Realtime.enableInterval();
			}
		}
	}

	this.show = function() {
		insertNewPosts();
		updateNewPostCount();
		return false;
	}

	this.check = function() {
		if (!ongoing_request && Dsq.jsonData.realtime_enabled) {
			if (prev_script) {
				prev_script.parentNode.removeChild(prev_script);
			}
			ongoing_request = true;
			prev_script = Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/11535804/realtime.js?timestamp=' + last_checked);
		}
	};

	this.update = function(timestamp, posts, users) {
		ongoing_request = false;
		last_checked = timestamp;

		if (users) {
			for (var user_id in users) {
				if (users.hasOwnProperty(user_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.users[user_id] = users[user_id];
					}
				}
			}
		}

		if (posts) {
			for (var post_id in posts) {
				if (posts.hasOwnProperty(post_id)) {
					if (!Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id]) {
						Dsq.jsonData.posts[post_id] = posts[post_id];
						new_posts.push(post_id);
					}
				}
			}

			if (Dsq.jsonData.forum.streaming_realtime) {
				insertNewPosts();
			} else {
				updateNewPostCount();
			}
		}
	};

}();

// DEPRECATED
Dsq.Iframes = function() {
	// Different style of object from the above. Hoping to switch to this for some reason.
	var obj = {};

	// Private
	var showIframeInContainer = function(container, id, markup) {
		// Look through container for iframes, hiding them, except show one that matches id
		// If none of them matched id, create a new iframe using markup and insert it.
		// Returns the iframe node if and only if it was newly created.
		var found = false;
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				if (child.id == id) {
					child.style.display = 'block';
					found = true;
				} else {
					child.style.display = 'none';
				}
			}
		}
		if (found) {
			return;
		}
		// The iframe wasn't found, so construct it and add it to the container.
		// Don't use innerHTML because it might reload iframes
		var div = document.createElement('div');
		div.innerHTML = markup;
		var iframe = div.childNodes[0];
		div.removeChild(iframe);
		container.appendChild(iframe);
		return iframe;
	};

	// Public
	obj.makeReplyIframeId = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var id = 'dsq-post-add-iframe';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			id += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			id += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return id;
	};
	obj.makeLoginIframeId = function(opt_postId) {
		if (!opt_postId) {
			return 'dsq-login-iframe';
		}
		return 'dsq-login-iframe-' + opt_postId;
	};
	obj.makeReplyIframeName = function(opt_postId, opt_xtype) {
		var name = 'dsq-reply-frame';
		if (opt_xtype) {
			name += '-' + opt_xtype;
		}
		if (opt_postId) {
			name += '-' + opt_postId;
		}
		return name;
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId, opt_extraParams, opt_className) {
		// Construct the id so we can check if it's already present.
		// Hide any other iframes we find, and show this one if it's found.
		var params = opt_extraParams || {};
		// use xtype in the id and name so we can distinguish media replies from text replies:
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeId(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var name = Dsq.Iframes.makeReplyIframeName(opt_postId, params.xtype);
		var attributes = {
			'id': id,
			'name': name,
			'class': opt_className || 'dsq-post-reply'
			};
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameReply(opt_postId, opt_extraParams, attributes);
		var iframe = showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
		// It was newly created
		if (iframe) {
			Dsq.Events.fire(Dsq.Events.REPLY_IFRAME_CREATED, {
				postId: opt_postId,
				node: iframe,
				xtype: params.xtype
			});
		}
	};
	obj.showLoginIframeInContainer = function(container, opt_postId) {
		var id = Dsq.Iframes.makeLoginIframeId(opt_postId);
		var markup = Dsq.Templates.frameLogin({id: id});
		showIframeInContainer(container, id, markup);
	};
	obj.showReplyIframeInContainerIfAllowed = function(container, opt_postId) {
		if (Dsq.jsonData.context.show_reply) {
			obj.showReplyIframeInContainer(container, opt_postId);
		} else {
			obj.hideAllInContainer(container);
		}
	};
	obj.hideAllInContainer = function(container) {
		for (var i=0; i<container.childNodes.length; i++) {
			var child = container.childNodes[i];
			if (child.nodeName == 'IFRAME') {
				child.style.display = 'none';
			}
		}
	};

	return obj;
}();

Dsq.Twitter = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startTwitterConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._twitterWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/twitter/begin/', 'twitterWindow', popupParams);
		that._twitterInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeTwitterConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeTwitterConnect = function() {
		if (that._twitterWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._twitterInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Yahoo = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.startYahooConnect = function() {
		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=400';
		that._yahooWindow = window.open(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/yahoo/begin/', 'yahooWindow', popupParams);
		that._yahooInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeYahooConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeYahooConnect = function() {
		if (that._yahooWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._yahooInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.OpenID = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.requestURL = function() {
		var message = '<table class="dsq-openid-form"><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"><img src="' + Dsq.jsonData.settings.media_url + '/images/openid-icon-100x100.png" /></td>';
		message += '<td><label for="dsq-openid-url">OpenID URL:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-url" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td><label for="dsq-openid-username">Display name:</label></td><td><input type="text" id="dsq-openid-username" /></td></tr>';
		message += '<tr><td class="dsq-openid-submit" colspan="3"><input type="button" value="Sign in" onclick="Dsq.OpenID.startConnect();" /></td></tr>';
		message += "</table>";

		Dsq.Popup.popModal(message, 'Sign in using OpenID');
	};

	this.startConnect = function() {
		var isblank = function(str) {
			return /^\s*$/.test(str);
		};

		var openid_url = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-url').value;
		var username = Dsq.$('dsq-openid-username').value;

		if (isblank(openid_url)) {
			return;
		}

		var popupParams = 'location=0,status=0,width=800,height=500';
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/_ax/openid/begin/' + '?url=' + encodeURIComponent(openid_url) + '&username=' + encodeURIComponent(username);
		that._openidWindow = window.open(url, 'openidWindow', popupParams);
		that._openidInterval = window.setInterval(that.completeConnect, 1000);
	};

	this.completeConnect = function() {
		if (that._openidWindow.closed) {
			window.clearInterval(that._openidInterval);
			window.location.reload();
		}
	};
};

Dsq.Reaction = new function() {
	var that = this;

	this.hide = function(id) {
		Dsq.Utils.execScript('http://disqus.com/forums/washingtonindependent/hidereaction.js?' + 'reaction_id=' + id);
	};

	this.reportMissingReactions = function() {
		if (!Dsq.jsonData.request.is_moderator || !Dsq.jsonData.forum.reactions_enabled) {
			return;
		}

		if (Dsq.jsonData.thread.queued) {
			Dsq.Popup.popModal('Your report has been received. The system will automatically search for new reactions; if any are found, they will be displayed on this comment thread.<br/><br/>Thank&nbsp;you.',
												 'Reported missing reactions');
			return;
		}

		Dsq.Utils.execScript(Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + '/forums/washingtonindependent/queueurl.js');
	};
};

Dsq.CNN = function() {
	var obj = {};

	obj.authenticate = function() {
		var url = Dsq.jsonData.settings.disqus_url + "/saml/cnn/try/";
		Dsq.Utils.postToUrl(url, {'target': document.location}, true);
	};

	return obj;
}();


if(Dsq.Utils.ie6) {
	(function() {
		DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE = /<div class="dsq-header-avatar"(.*?)>/gim;
		Dsq.Templates.registerFilter('postPrependHeader', function(html, post_id) {
			// Add "onmouseout" for dsq-header-avatar for dropProfile
			// functionality since IE6 cannot use :hover.
			function _headerAvatarReplace(content, inner, _unused, html) {
				return '<div class="dsq-header-avatar" '
					+ inner
					+ ' onmouseout="Dsq.Post.dropProfile(' + post_id + ')">';
			}
			html = html.replace(DSQ_HEADER_AVATAR_RE, _headerAvatarReplace);
			return html;
		});
	})();
}









(function() {
	//
	// Load theme.  This overrides the base templates with template functions
	// from the respective themes.
	//
	if (Dsq.jsonData.integration.theme == 4) {
		var theme = 'narcissus';
		// HACK: Set variable on window to use post message.
		window.disqus_use_postmessage = true;

		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Themes[theme]) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Templates[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
		
		for(var prop in Dsq.Post) {
			if(Dsq.Themes[theme] && Dsq.Themes[theme].hasOwnProperty(prop)) {
				Dsq.Post[prop] = Dsq.Themes[theme][prop];
			}
		}
	}

	//
	// Register templates.  This must be done after all themes are loaded.
	//
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('authPost', Dsq.Templates.authPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('header', Dsq.Templates.header);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('footer', Dsq.Templates.footer);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('trackbacks', Dsq.Templates.trackbacks);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('reactions', Dsq.Templates.reactions);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('prependPost', Dsq.Templates.prependPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('appendPost', Dsq.Templates.appendPost);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postPrependHeader', Dsq.Templates.postPrependHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postAppendHeader', Dsq.Templates.postAppendHeader);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('preBody', Dsq.Templates.preBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBody', Dsq.Templates.postBody);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postFooter', Dsq.Templates.postFooter);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('_popupGeneric', Dsq.Templates._popupGeneric);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('voted', Dsq.Templates.voted);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('popupProfile', Dsq.Templates.popupProfile);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postBox', Dsq.Templates.postBox);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('pagination', Dsq.Templates.pagination);
	Dsq.Templates.registerTemplate('postComment_onSuccess', Dsq.Templates.postComment_onSuccess);

})();

Dsq.container.className = "clearfix";
Dsq.container.innerHTML = ' \
<ul id="dsq-comments">\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6849221">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6849221" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6849221" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6849221">van</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6849221" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6849221" class="dsq-comment-message">What\'s so hard about showing a birth certificate?  I have to do so for so many inane local and state government entities.  Just produce it and shut up those who want verification.  Unless...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6718019">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6718019" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6718019" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6718019">billyjojimbob11</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6718019" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6718019" class="dsq-comment-message">Mccain was asked to show his, and he did.  Why can\'t Obama. <br>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br> And I\'m not talking about the lame COLB posted on factcheck.org...do your research lib noobs...</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6405805">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6405805" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6405805" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6405805">Tom from Florida</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6405805" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6405805" class="dsq-comment-message">Why don\'t you "progressives" pass a bill to give money to us constitutional law keepers (you refer to as Right Wing) and we will leave.  You can have your Socialist country.<br>If you wanted a black president you should have voted for Alan Keyes.  At least he is 100% black and knows what the Constituton says, and follows it.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6250880">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6250880" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6250880" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6250880">judy</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6250880" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6250880" class="dsq-comment-message">Why is it OK for Obama be above the law, especially constitutional law? He is an elected offical and has sworn to uphold the Constitution. He is Constitutionally required to show his eligibility. Why should he be the only candidate not scrutinized. I personally find it very odd and troubling that Obama won\'t release his papers and hired 3 law firms to fight off scrutiny. There must be something that he doesn\'t want known. That would be just too bad for him, he shouldn\'t have become a public fugure if he wanted absolute privacy. All citizens need to show proper identification to apply for a passport or Social Security. I applaud Rep. Swafford!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6241596">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6241596" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6241596" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6241596">Ken</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6241596" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6241596" class="dsq-comment-message">Obama, Usurper, Obama, Usurper, Obama, Usurper.<br>WHY WHY WHY is he hiding this info????   OBAMA, USURPER!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6238626">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6238626" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6238626" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6238626">Lyle</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6238626" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6238626" class="dsq-comment-message">This issue has been settled!!! You wingnut, nazi, racist haters!!! Just look at Factcheck.org!! You can\'t stand a black man running your lives. Get ready Motherfucker!!! Haters!!!</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6237514">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6237514" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6237514" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6237514" href="http://www.obamaconspiracy.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dr. Conspiracy</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6237514" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6237514" class="dsq-comment-message">In Hawaii (and in most other states) everybody\'s birth record is sealed. Nothing different about Obama.</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6237497">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6237497" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6237497" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6237497" href="http://www.obamaconspiracy.org" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Dr. Conspiracy</a>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6237497" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6237497" class="dsq-comment-message">Retired Peace Officer,<br><br>I see from Google that you have posted your message on many web sites. I guess that means that you will probably not be back to see the detailed reply I wrote to you on mine. Here it is.<br><br><a href="http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2009/02/open-letter-to-eric-swafford/comment-page-2/#comment-3601" rel="nofollow">http://www.obamaconspiracy.org/2009/02/open-let...</a></div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6229166">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6229166" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6229166" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6229166">JB</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6229166" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6229166" class="dsq-comment-message">Comrade O publishes a book with volumes of detail about his childhood, and then spends millions of dollars (all the profits from that book and more?) in lawyers fees to hide his actual birth certificate.  In time there will be full disclosure.  So what\'s he hiding today?</div>\
	 </div>\
	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6217939">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6217939" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6217939" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6217939">Retired Enforcement Officer</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6217939" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6217939" class="dsq-comment-message">STAND TALL MR. SWAFFORD!<br><br>I applaud Mr. Swafford for having the courage to challenge Obama on his credentials because Obama has NOT proven that he meets the qualifications for the office of POTUS.  When I first heard about this issue I thought it was just a political smear tactic, however the more I followed it, the more I believe that there is something seriously wrong.  A large portion of this is due to Obama having all his records sealed and having spent more than $500K to prevent those records from being made public.  This is incredibly suspicious, as well as unbelievably arrogant for anyone running for the Office of President of the United States.  Why spend all that money when the issue can be laid to rest by publishing a $12 certified copy of the vault birth certificate?  The only explanation is that there is something to hide.<br><br>I am a retired peace officer and I swore an oath upon being hired to uphold the United States Constitution, just as all attorneys do.  This is the same oath that Obama swore when he graduated from Law School, again when he took office as Senator, and again when he was sworn in as President.  This was his first official act of office and this act was committed fraudulently.  I took my oath very seriously at the time I was sworn in and I continue to do so to this day.  When I graduated from college I spent several hundred dollars getting dozens of certified copies of my birth certificate, college transcripts, and high school transcripts because along with every application I submitted for an entry level position with police/sheriff/probation departments that I applied to I was required to submit these documents along with copies of my diplomas. I also had to submit a list of all the addresses where I had lived since becoming an adult, and any trips I had made out of country. This information was used to conduct background investigations since I was applying for jobs that required a security clearance. Obama now holds the highest office in the land and is refusing to produce these documents, even though he admits in his book, Dreams from My Father, that he had a copy of his birth certificate.  What he posted on his website is not a birth certificate, but a certification of live birth (COLB).  Under the laws of Hawaii, a COLB may be issued for a child born outside of the US, and it is not proof of \'natural born\' citizenship status.  While you cannot have the original \'vault\' birth certificate, you may obtain a certified copy of the original vault birth certificate, and that document indicates the county, the hospital, and the name of the doctor or individual that delivered the baby.<br><br>I looked over my own birth certificate recently and went over the information on it.  It clearly states on the document the address and Parish (I was born in Louisiana so the term "Parish" would be the equivalent of "County") where I was born, as well as who delivered me.  I also went over my college transcripts and there are fields on it that indicate what your citizenship is as well as what grants, scholarships, and financial aid you received during your education there.  I am sure that grad schools would have similar information on their transcripts as well.  <br><br>This is a link to an excellent article describing what the term \'Natural Born Citizen\' means as defined by an author of the 14th Amendment (towards the bottom of the article).  <br><a href="http://federalistblog.us/2008/11/natural-born_citizen_defined.html" rel="nofollow">http://federalistblog.us/2008/11/natural-born_c...</a><br>"Rep. Bingham commenting on Section 1992 said it means “every human being BORN WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF PARENTS NOT OWING ALLEGIANCE TO ANY FOREIGN SOVEREIGNTY is, in the language of your Constitution itself, a natural born citizen.” <br>According to the statement by Rep. Bingham, it seems clear that Obama does not qualify as a \'natural born citizen\' because his father, as admitted by the Obama campaign, was not a US citizen.  The entire purpose of the natural born citizen requirement was to ensure that whoever holds the office of POTUS has undivided loyalty to the sovereignty of the United States.  This is a matter paramount to our security as a nation since whoever holds this office has the authority to launch nuclear weapons.<br><br>The comment from Obama\'s campaign website reads:<br>“When Barack Obama Jr. was born on Aug. 4,1961, in Honolulu, Kenya was a British colony, still part of the United Kingdom’s dwindling empire. As a Kenyan native, Barack Obama Sr. was a British subject whose citizenship status was governed by The British Nationality Act of 1948. That same act governed the status of Obama Sr.‘s children."<br><br>I do not accept Obama as POTUS because he does not meet the eligibility requirements of the \'natural born citizen\' clause for that office.  I also think that his citizenship status itself is questionable because of the trip to Pakistan he took as an adult on a foreign passport since he would have had to declare himself an Indonesian citizen to get that passport and Indonesia did not recognize dual citizenship at that time.<br><br>All nine Justices of the SCOTUS have sworn an oath to uphold, protect and defend the US Constitution, just as I have.  As an attorney having specialized in Constitutional Law, I have no doubt that Obama himself is very much aware of the fact that he does not meet the eligibility qualifications for the office of POTUS, and has thus committed fraud.  Further fraud occurred when he signed the sworn statement that he was eligible for this office prior to his presidential campaign.  <br><br>This is not a personal issue, it is a matter of Constitutional Law.  If you disagree with it, there is a procedure in place to make Constitutional Amendments.  However, you cannot choose to simply ignore the US Constitution when it inconveniences you, and this is exactly what Obama has done.  We are a nation based on the rule of law, the basis of which was provided to us by our founding fathers in the form of the US Constitution.  Without it, there would be nothing but mob rule.</div>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6194353" class="dsq-comment-message">God Damn these motherfuckers! Why are these lefty ideologues so fucking high on this obama guy in the first place. He is black and that is IT! This shit is absolutely fucking crazy! Show the fucking birth certificate or admit the lie. You want to rule our beloved country as a foreign infiltrator, fine! Stand by it and stand up for it - don\'t fucking hide it and be a shady fucking slime bag fuck head. GET REAL! We are not crazy right wing losers - we are pissed at this God forsaken man-boy of a president trying to completely change the entire heritage of this country. Wake up, George W. Bush was a bad-ass mother fucker and all you pussy whipped faggot left winged shit bags know it! THAT\'S WHY YOU HATED HIM! This stick figure of a president is not tough, he\'s not traditional and I\'ll tell you what - if it turns out that he\'s not AMERICAN - things will get out of fucking control. God damn these motherfuckers! Stand up conservatives and fight like your lives depend on it. We shall overcome! FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6246138">geojazz</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6246138" class="dsq-comment-message">Are you a fucking asshole or what!!!!!!!<br>You crazy shitheads have basically ruined our country!!!<br>Get the fuck out if you don\'t like it- prgressives are in control now-<br>Get used to it!!<br>RW morons are no longer needed!!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6190881">shar</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6190881" class="dsq-comment-message">Why are so many of Obama’s records sealed? Does anybody ever ask him personally? Why are both Barack and Michelle’s college records sealed? Why aren’t they being transparent?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6186782">Joy</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6186782" class="dsq-comment-message">David Weigel, you should check with the millions that agree with the Representative.  We have taken time to research THE ONE.  MAYBE YOU SHOULD TRY RESEARCHING INSTEAD OF ATTEMPITING to write  a column.  Maybe you could figure out why Obama has spent $800,000.00 hiding his original birth certificate.  He is a fraud and will eventually be brought to justice.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6246164">geojazz</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6246164" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh please-<br>give me a break you racist piece of crap-</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6184543">Old1</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6184543" class="dsq-comment-message">Why would any American not want to see, for his or her self, if our current POTUS is an American Citizen.  This is definitely a No Brainer !  Show Us The Facts, Just The Facts, & Nothing But The Facts! Those with nothing to hide, hide nothing!</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6183567">Jonah</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6183567" class="dsq-comment-message">I had to show my birth certificate to the Department of Revenue in order to renew my driver\'s license.    The President of the United States should present his birth certificate in order to prove that he is  a natural born citizen as required by the U. S. Constitution.  Failure to comply should  make him disqualified.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7074089">Jon H</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7074089" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t believe you\'re a US citizen. Post your birth certificate on the web so we can see.<br><br>What? You aren\'t going to do that for some random person on internet? Then why should Obama act to appease random nutty racists on the internet?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6183427">BerlinBerlin</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6183427" class="dsq-comment-message">Hi,<br>ridiculizing is not going to solve the problem.<br>BTW I never had the impression Orly Taitz is angry, she is energetic, yes, but not angry.<br>As a matter of fact, the simple truth that Mr. Obama (or Soetoro?) is using huge amounts of money to pay law firms just to avoid showing his long form birth certificate. That should make You wonder.<br>But You guys prefer to shoot the messenger.<br>Bought and paid for?<br>Good luck.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6182853">Nancee</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6182853" class="dsq-comment-message">Mr. Obama needs to be made to show he is a natural born citizen.  He should not consider himself above the Constitution, particularly if he has sworn to uphold and defend it!  We must see the documents that verify his elibility.  Thank you, Mr. Swafford, for being willing to help American citizens hold our Congress and President accountable to our Constitution.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6182234">MaineSkeptic</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6182234" class="dsq-comment-message">Sally Hill said: <br><br>It matters not what is true and what is rumor.<br>___<br><br>Thank you. That sheds a lot of light on the birfers\' thought processes.<br><br>But the idea that "Obama followers ... continue to rail about this issue" is a new one to me! Last I heard, the mainstream media were determined to ignore it; and the posts below, like those on other birfer sites, are heavily loaded with anti-Obama diatribes.<br><br>We\'re not railing -- we already have popular opinion overwhelmingly on our side.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6182073">BridgetteB</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6182073" class="dsq-comment-message">I can certainly understand why one who stomps on the Constitution would call another a crackpot for wanting proper vetting of the Usurper President, considering how well the Democrats have vetted other candidates i.e., Richardson, Geitner, Daschle, etc....of course,  those were just small errors or mistakes.  Ethics, character, judgment, honesty aren\'t considered important characteristics for the Democrats.  Thus we had an ineligible man placed on the ballot and yes, he was constitutionally ineligible.  Any evidence to show us crackpots otherwise?   If we go along with his fine attorney\'s information, the Usurper was vetted by none other than the internet!  What a crock!  <br><br>Easy for you to call others who have done the research crackpots or clown, whereas in reality, it is you that is the Clown for not doing the work and going along with the other deceivers.   Why are you so afraid of the truth...now, because you will all be subject to being called fools.<br><br>If it weren\'t such a problem, why do you think the lawsuits keep coming?  Why are there so many people aware of it?  Journalism is easy if you can just pick up the information that others have said, and claim it as your own.  <br><br>Orly isn\'t angry, she is smart, intelligent, and can back up her work, unlike lazy journalists. <br><br>Congrats to the Representative who has a backbone and isn\'t afraid of the unresearched leftist ridicule.  Thousands will support him!   How will you eat your words?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7074114">Jon H</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7074114" class="dsq-comment-message">"Orly isn\'t angry, she is smart, intelligent, and can back up her work, unlike lazy journalists. "<br><br>She\'s a racist nut who\'s been huffing her own dental nitrous oxide too much.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6180932">One Voice</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6180932" class="dsq-comment-message">Just because you are incapable of understanding the ramifications of an illegal president is not my concern.  Since you as the press refuse to do your job in thoroughly investigating every lead, it is left to we on the internet to do what you are apparently incapable of doing.  Usually a person who starts with name calling is the person who can best where that name themselves.  I note that the paper you represent actually is called "The Independent Washington"...if that is so, why don\'t you act like an independent and do some good old fashioned digging for the truth.  If you do not, then you clearly you are not independent, but owned by the government, and are soon to officially lose the freedom of speech that you already have so willingly given away.  Go ahead, stick your head in sand and pretend it\'s not true...just know that doesn\'t make it so.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6180557">Randwulf</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6180557" class="dsq-comment-message">Liberal brains are not hardwired for logic or pragmatism.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6178083">Rachel</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6178083" class="dsq-comment-message">I find it interesting how your article opens with name calling. That seems to be the trend from the Liberal side of life.<br>  What is wrong with having all the information come out. Wouldn\'t that end the discusion one way or the other? Then all of this could go away.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6177745">Sally Hill</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6177745" class="dsq-comment-message">It matters not what is true and what is rumor.  Just get the facts AND THE SEALED DOCUMENTS out before the public and have some honest debate about whether he is legit or not.<br><br>If there is nothing to hide, then hide nothing.  It\'s pretty simple.<br><br>The shear fact that you Obama followers (notice I said followers, and not supporters) continue to rail about this issue lends creedence to it.  Obama won, he is the President - period, end of story.....but you all won\'t let it be - you feel you have to defend him.  Why?  Because you all know very well, just as he does, he needs defending!<br><br>He doesn\'t have to deny anything, his followers do that for him.<br><br>Followers, follow someone blindly - supporters, support the person for who he is. <br><br>NO ONE knows who Obama really is so you can only be followers, and not supporters.  Be honest with yourself for 2 seconds and ask yourself - WHY does he seal his records?  He can\'t afford for anyone to REALLY know  who he is, because if you did - I would be willing to wager you would no longer be his followers) - If you stand for nothing, you will fall for anything.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6176881">&quot;Lava&quot; Lee Pyle</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6176881" class="dsq-comment-message">I demand that Rep. Eric Swafford submit to a DNA test to prove he is not, in fact, the mentally handicapped product of generations of inbreeding. His refusal to provide a DNA sample is evidence that he is trying to sweep his questionable background under the rug! What is he hiding???</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6174665">huckit</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6174665" class="dsq-comment-message">David Weigel, you are an Obama peckersniff just like the rest of the teabaggers.<br>Guess what, he outspent the Iraq war in a couple months.  After all that whining for six years, this is what they come up with.  Good luck with your dollar, it\'s worth nothing now.  Oh, if you have savings that\'s all gone.  If you don\'t just jump on the gravy train everything\'s free now.  Sure, let\'s give away homes and money and we\'ll create government jobs to make it all work.  America the Third World country built in 200+ years, got smoked in one day.  Take the crown from Jimmie Carter, Nobel Peace Prize winner, king of all jackasses, biggest joke ever.</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6173751">MaineSkeptic</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6173751" class="dsq-comment-message">Which of the following statements (taken from posts below) are true?<br><br><br>o   "natural born citizen" has been applied to only children of two U.S. citizens.<br><br>o   He has already spent close to a Million dollars preventing the American public from seeing his records.<br><br>o  WHY has obama sealed all his documentation from the public<br><br>Answer: none of them. They are internet rumors which, when traced back to their sources, lead only to more internet rumors.<br><br>So far the birther side has been remarkably unsuccessful at winning credible converts; and it may be because they feel so free to make claims that are backed up by no evidence.<br><br>If any of you are serious about this, why don\'t you try to substantiate your charges? Otherwise you just sound like a bunch of nuts.</div>\
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	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6171980" href="http://www.yestodemocracy.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Patrick McKinnion</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6171980" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh, and before someone brings up the "Indonesian Citizenship" claim, they may want to see what US law says about such.<br><br>You see, under US law, there is no way either a minor or a minor’s parents can renounce that minor’s US citizenship.    The claims of Indonesian citizenship due to adoption by Lolo Soetoro started at the PUMA blog “TexasDarlin”, and were written by someone using the Nom de Plume of “Judah Benjamin”. Later, Philip Berg used those claims in his initial lawsuit. However, there’s a couple major flaws in the theory.<br><br>First off is the US Natualization Act of 1940. Later amended in 1952. In both the original act and the amendment, it states clearly that a US citizen who is a minor CANNOT renounce that citizenship nor can any action of the parents renounce that citizenship. Obama would either have had to live overseas until the age of 23 and NOT take any actions to keep his US citizenship, or go to a US embassy after the age of 18 and renounce it before witnesses, to loose his US citizenship. This is according to US Law. The US law in question is the Nationality Act of 1940, Sections 401 and 407, and the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act, Title III, Chapter 3, sections 349(a) and 355.<br><br>In Indonesian law, an adoptive father cannot gain Indonesian citizenship for an adoptive child if it results in dual citizenship. Which means that even if Lolo Soetoro wanted to grant Indonesian citizenship to Barack Obama, (mind you, no credible evidence of any adoption has been found), he could not under Indonesian law. The Indonesian law in question is #62/1958, passed on 29 July 1958<br><br>So in other words, according to US Law, there is no way Barack Obama OR his parents could have given up his US citizenship as a minor, and according to Indonesian law, there’s no way Lolo Soetoro could have gotten Indonesian citizenship FOR Barack Obama due to his having US Citizenship which could not be renounced until he was an adult.</div>\
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	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6171945" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <a id="dsq-author-user-6171945" href="http://www.yestodemocracy.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Patrick McKinnion</a>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6171945" class="dsq-comment-message">8KeithGabriel4 - and then maybe after checking out those sites and be utterly amazed at the sheer power of conspiracy wingnuts, Mr. Weigel can check out <a href="http://www.obamaconspiracy.org" rel="nofollow">www.obamaconspiracy.org</a> , <a href="http://whatsyourevidence.com" rel="nofollow">whatsyourevidence.com</a> , <a href="http://yestodemocracy.com" rel="nofollow">yestodemocracy.com</a> , or <a href="http://www.politijab.com" rel="nofollow">www.politijab.com</a> to find out the facts behind these myths, and discuss these stories openly on sites that don\'t censor or edit dissenting opinion.<br><br>And for those claiming he’s spent millions, well, where is the *proof* that he’s spent “Millions of Dollars trying to hide his history”??? I keep seeing estimates ranging from $500,000 to “millions”, but no proof at all.<br><br>The majority of the lawsuits have been against state officials, (Secretary of States and the like). The people paying attorney fees to defend themselves in those cases are the taxpayers of those states. In the two cases (Berg v Obama and Hollister v “Soetoro”) that attorneys for Obama have responded, they’ve been fairly standard moves to dismiss the case, which doesn’t cost “millions of dollars”.<br><br>So I ask again. Where is the proof of that amount?</div>\
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	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6171858">8KeithGabriel4</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6171858" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6171858" class="dsq-comment-message">Type your comment here.<br>Mr. Weigel,<br>I dare you, check out:  <a href="http://www.obamacitizenshipfacts.org;" rel="nofollow">www.obamacitizenshipfacts.org;</a>  <a href="http://www.defendourfreedoms.org;" rel="nofollow">www.defendourfreedoms.org;</a> <a href="http://www.theobamafile.com;" rel="nofollow">www.theobamafile.com;</a> <a href="http://www.obamacrimes.com;" rel="nofollow">www.obamacrimes.com;</a> <a href="http://www.freerepublic.com" rel="nofollow">www.freerepublic.com</a>.  Go on, read them.  <br><br>Then tell me WHY has obama sealed all his documentation from the public and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars keeping people from seeing those records?  Why, Mr. Weigel, why?  There isn\'t anything to hide is there?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6170993">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6170993" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6170993" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6170993">Necessary</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6170993" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6170993" class="dsq-comment-message">G e t classy Weigel.... clown shoes are the uniform of anyone who would let an imposter run their nation into irrevocable debt, without a fight</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6170929">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6170929" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6170929" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6170929">Nate</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6170929" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6170929" class="dsq-comment-message">Its time we know for sure if our president is legal or not , Soetoro or Obama, Kenyan or Indonesian. Why the stonewalling?  Just release the documents.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6170541">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6170541" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6170541" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6170541">southpaw</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6170541" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6170541" class="dsq-comment-message">Oh my God.  This comment thread.<br><br><br>Not a single one of you down there are American citizens.  Prove me wrong, henghh!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6169695">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6169695" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6169695" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6169695">Big John</span>\
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	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6169695" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6169695" class="dsq-comment-message">The truth will eventually come out on this. Obama has used legal teams to shield records, hidden behind privacy laws in Hawaii that protect his original birth certificate, and he has refused to produce a certified copy of his birth certificate for $10.00. The Democratic Party has failed the American people and committed a fraud by giving the impression they vetted Obama before placing his name on the primary ballot. It is clear that changes to the election laws in every State need to be revised before the next election to require proper evidence be submitted prior to a candidates name being placed on the ballot. <br><br>There are lawsuits still in motion including the Keyes suit in California which you can check on the Sacramento Superior Court website 2008 case 80000096. Andy Martin is filing an appeal on the terrible ruling by the Hawaiian court that refused to order Obama\'s original birth certificate to be produced.<br><br>The original birth certificate, or the certified copy of it would include the name of the hospital, doctors and witnesses that are facts that could then be verified. None of that information appears on the short form abstract of birth or Certification of Live Birth as it is also called, that Obama produced to factcheck and other pro-Obama websites. The Democratic Party seems to have subcontracted its vetting responsibility to these websites rather than actually reviewing the relevant records. This is a black eye to the Constitution and the American People.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6169106">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6169106" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6169106" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6169106">sherparick</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6169106" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6169106" class="dsq-comment-message">I don\'t believe either of these two guys are U.S. citizens.  They are aliens in disguise.  They need to prove they are U.S. citizens to have any standing for this suit.  And their fake birth certificates and hick accents are not going to cut it.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6167565">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6167565" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6167565" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6167565">DemocracyRules</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6167565" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6167565" class="dsq-comment-message">I clicked on the link, but there is no mention of clown shoes.  I also looked up Dr. Orly Taitz.  I found her on Youtube, but she didn\'t seem angry.  She articulated her case very well.  She is a dentist, but she is also a lawyer.  She was born in  Russia, but she is an American citizen. <br><br>She\'s right, there is no  information in the public domain which verifies that Obama is a natural born citizen.  There is only a fuzzy photo-shopped image on a website affiliated with Bill Ayers.  Aren\'t you also  a bit curious?</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6167533">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6167533" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6167533" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6167533">Jody</span>\
	 </cite>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6167533" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6167533" class="dsq-comment-message">Call me a fool but you can\'t fool me. Call me a fool but you can\'t fool me ...<br><br>Mr. Swafford is not a clown as you state.  He is a true patriot standing up to an impostor in chief.  God Bless America!  I am calling Mr. Swafford tomorrow and thank him for standing up for what is right.  I am also calling my State Rep. and insisting that he join this action.  See:  <a href="http://defendourfreedoms.us/2009/02/10/first-state-representative-joins-action.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://defendourfreedoms.us/2009/02/10/first-st...</a></div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6167066">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6167066" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6167066" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6167066">michelleb </span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6167066" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6167066" class="dsq-comment-message">I am so proud of Swafford. He has had enough courage to stand up to help expose Barry Soetoro, aka BO for the fraud he truly is! The word is spreading. He has already spent close to a Million dollars preventing the American public from seeing his records. What happened to transparency? He is not a natural born citizen, therefore not my president!</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6167028">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6167028" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6167028" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6167028">ccc</span>\
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	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6167028" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6167028" class="dsq-comment-message">What is the problem here?  Big Kudos to Swafford for doing the right thing.  I wish more elected officials (and the media) were "interested" in the vetting of the President of the United States.  There is no other position in America, private or public, that should require a most complete vetting.  I have to show more information, than Obama did, to obtain a drivers license.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6166833">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6166833" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6166833" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6166833">tanarg</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6166833" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6166833" class="dsq-comment-message">The second issue, which I failed to note, is that of his father not being a U.S. citizen. Even if born in Hawaii, historically, "natural born citizen" has been applied to only children of two U.S. citizens. His father was a UK national, not a U.S. citizen. Therefore, using the historial meaning of natural born citizen, Obama cannot be and is not eligible to hold the office of president of the United States.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7074206">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7074206" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7074206" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7074206">Jon H</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7074206" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7074206" class="dsq-comment-message">"Even if born in Hawaii, historically, "natural born citizen" has been applied to only children of two U.S. citizens."<br><br>Bullshit.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-6166816">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6166816" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6166816" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6166816">Aimee</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6166816" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6166816" class="dsq-comment-message">Why do you equate legitimate vetting of a candidate for the presidency of the United States to donning clown shoes?  This process should have been done long before the election.  Just because the mob and the media don\'t question his qualifications, it doesn\'t mean that citizens concerned about the upholding of the Constitution of the United States don\'t have the right to answers.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-7074192">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7074192" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7074192" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7074192">Jon H</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7074192" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7074192" class="dsq-comment-message">"it doesn\'t mean that citizens concerned about the upholding of the Constitution of the United States don\'t have the right to answers."<br><br>You\'ve got the answers, and they prove he\'s eligible. Racists just don\'t want to accept it and cling to bizarre irrational theories, like the idea that Obama\'s parents planted false birth notices in the Hawaii papers.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6166746">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6166746" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6166746" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6166746">tanarg</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6166746" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6166746" class="dsq-comment-message">It\'s about time more attention was given to this issue.<br><br>In addition to the questions surrounding his place of birth, there is the fact of the historical meaning of "natural born citizen" to consider. Both issues need examination.<br><br>It is likely that nobody verified his constitutional eligibility to be president, which is a violation of the Constitution.<br><br>The people responsible for this violation of the fundamental law of the land must be held responsible for what they did not do -- verify that Barack H. Obama is qualified to be president according to the Constitution.</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6153797">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6153797" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6153797" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6153797">MaineSkeptic</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6153797" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6153797" class="dsq-comment-message">Scared? Why on earth would anyone be scared? This is the movement whose greatest success so far is having recruited a member of the Tennessee state legislature.<br><br>Dream on!</div>\
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	 </li>\
	 <li id="dsq-comment-6150771">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-6150771" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-6150771" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-6150771">Paul</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-6150771" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-6150771" class="dsq-comment-message">What are you scared of?  Why on earth do you consider it \'crackpot\'  that any citizen of the United States of America wants these records checked and verified?  Why does it require \'clown shoes\' to obtain records that should be public domain anyway?  Why are these records being concealed?  Doesn\'t seeking to be elected to the highest office in the land voluntarily invite \'a little sniffing around the safe deposit box.\'?   A symptom of hitting the crack pipe is paranoia, maybe you should stop hitting yours.</div>\
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	 <li id="dsq-comment-7074151">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-header-7074151" class="dsq-comment-header">\
	 <cite id="dsq-cite-7074151" class="dsq-comment-cite">\
	 <span id="dsq-author-user-7074151">Jon H</span>\
	 </cite>\
	 </div>\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-body-7074151" class="dsq-comment-body">\
	 <div id="dsq-comment-message-7074151" class="dsq-comment-message">"Why on earth do you consider it \'crackpot\' that any citizen of the United States of America wants these records checked and verified?"<br><br>How do you know they haven\'t been checked and verified by the relevant legal authorities?<br><br>Just because crazy internet racists aren\'t satisfied doesn\'t mean he hasn\'t proven his citizenship where it counts.</div>\
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